Breast-conserving therapy for stage I-II breast cancer in elderly women

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Cutuli, Bruno ^a,b   Aristei, Cynthia ^c   Martin, Caroline ^d   Perrucci, Elisabetta ^c   Latini, Paolo ^c   Quetin, Philippe ^b  

^a Polyclinique de Courlancy ^*  (France)

^b CENTRE PAUL STRAUSS   (France)

^c POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Conservative treatment; Elderly; Local recurrence; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BREAST-CONSERVING THERAPY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

ONCOLOGY;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FIBROSIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXICITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 2342586202     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.029     Document Type: Article

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