Breast Cancer in the Elderly
Breast cancer is a serious health problem in the elderly female population. The approach to treating healthy women aged 65–70 years should be similar to treating younger patients with a similar stage and biological subtype of breast cancer. Greater individualization of treatment is necessary in the...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/86124 |
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| Sumario: | Breast cancer is a serious health problem in the elderly female population. The approach to treating healthy women aged 65–70 years should be similar to treating younger patients with a similar stage and biological subtype of breast cancer. Greater individualization of treatment is necessary in the case of patients with worse parameters of functional efficiency and features of the frail syndrome. It should also be emphasized the need for closer cooperation with geriatricians, especially when defining the management plan and conducting systemic treatment in this group of patients. There is also a great need for research into the proper selection of treatment in elderly breast cancer patients. This is especially important in groups of patients with early and locally advanced breast cancer. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-80355-930-8 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.110293 |