Have we been guilty of ageism in the primary treatment of breast cancer?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1011-1012

  Pritchard, K I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGEISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 34247194105     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603697     Document Type: Editorial

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