A vision to optimise the management of primary breast cancer in older women

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-155

  Cheung, K L ^a   Morgan, D A L ^b   Winterbottom, L ^b   Richardson, H ^b   Ellis, I O ^a   Porock, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical service; Clinical trials; Elderly; Older women; Primary breast cancer

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951207756     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.01.019     Document Type: Letter

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