What is the evidence for a reduced risk of local recurrence with age among older patients treated by breast conserving therapy?

Breast

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 464-469

  Kunkler, I H ^a   King, C C ^b   Williams, I J ^b   Prescott, R J ^b   Jack, W ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAMPLE; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0035216727     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/brst.2001.0300     Document Type: Review

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