Successful management of elderly breast cancer patients treated without radiotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Breast cancer in the elderly may follow a less aggressive course. There are data suggesting that radiotherapy (RT) following breast conserving surgery (BCS) for invasive carcinoma may not be necessary in some elderly patients. The ad...

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Main Authors: Robertson John FR, Morgan David AL, Valassiadou Kalliope, Pinder Sarah E, Cheung Kwok-Leung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/5/1/62