Treatment strategies and survival of older breast cancer patients - an international comparison between the Netherlands and Ireland.

OBJECTIVES:Forty percent of breast cancers occur among older patients. Unfortunately, there is a lack of evidence for treatment guidelines for older breast cancer patients. The aim of this study is to compare treatment strategy and relative survival for operable breast cancer in the elderly between...

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Main Authors: Mandy Kiderlen, Paul M Walsh, Esther Bastiaannet, Maria B Kelly, Riccardo A Audisio, Petra G Boelens, Chris Brown, Olaf M Dekkers, Anton J M de Craen, Cornelis J H van de Velde, Gerrit-Jan Liefers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315587?pdf=render