Rethinking undertreatment in elderly breast cancer patients

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-75

  Seah, Melanie D W ^a   Chan, Patrick M Y ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adjuvant chemotherapy; Adjuvant radiotherapy; Breast cancer; Elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650146699     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60013-0     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Gajdos C, Tartter PI. The consequence of undertreating breasc cancer in the elderly. J, Am Coll Surg 2001;192:698-707.
2. Martelli G, Moglia D, Boracchi P, et al. Surgical resection plus tamoxifen as treatment of breast cancer in elderly patients: a retrospective study. Eur J Cancer 1993;29A:2080-2.
3. Yeh S, Tan LR, O'Connell TX. Segmental mastectomy and tamoxifen alone provide adequate locoregional control of breast cancer in elderly women. Am Surg 1997;63:854-7.
4. Von Rueden DG, Sessions SC. Alternative therapy for elderly patients with breast cancer. Am Surg 1994;60:72-8.
5. Hughes KS, Schnaper LA, Berry D, et al. Lumpectomy plus tamoxifen with or without irradiation in women 70 years of age or older with early breast cancer. N Engl J Med 2004;351:971-7.
6. Martelli G, Boracchi P, De Palo M, et al. A randomized trial comparing axillary dissection to no axillary dissection in older patients with T1N0 breast cancer: Results after 5 years of follow-up. Ann Surg 2005;242:1-6.
7. Marchei P, Bianco V, Pignatelli E, et al. Adjuvant treatment for breast cancer in the elderly. Anticancer Res 1996;16:911-4.
8. Truong PT, Bernstein V, Wai E, et al. Age-related variations in the use of axillary dissection: a survival analysis of 8,038 women with T1-ST2 breast cancers. IntJRadiat OncolBiolPhys 2002;54: 794-803.
9. Merchant TE, McCormick B, Yahalom J, et al. The influence of older age on breast cancer treatment decisions and outcome. Int JRadiat Oncol Biol Phys 1996;34:565-70.
10. August DA, Rea T, Sondak VK. Age-related differences in breast cancer treatment. Ann SurgOncol 1994;1:45-52.
11. Hainsworth PJ, Henderson MA, Bennet RC. Breast cancer in the elderly: treatment of operable disease. Aust NZJ Surg 1992;62:100-4.
12. Perkins P, Cooksley CD, Singletary E, et al. Differences in breast cancer treatment and survival between older and younger women. Breast] 1999;5:156-61.
13. Shah S, Goyle K, Lange EM, et al. Breast cancer recurrences in elderly patients after lumpectomy. Am Surg 2002;68:735-9.
14. Singh R, Hellman S, Heimann R. The natural history of breast carcinoma in the elderly: implications for screening and treatment. Cancer 2004;100:1807-13.
15. Martin LM, Pechoux C, Calitchi E, et al. Management of breast cancer in the elderly. Eur J Cancer 1994;30A:590-6.
16. Singletary SE, Shallenberger R, Guinee VF. Breast cancer in the elderly. Ann Surg 1993;218:667-71.
17. Busch E, Kemeny M, Fremgen A, et al. Patterns of breast cancer care in the elderly. Cancer 1996;78:101-11.