Surgery for breast cancer in the elderly - How relevant?

Breast

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-214

  Dordea, Matei ^a   Jones, Rhys ^a   Nicolas, Andrea Pujol ^a   Sudeshna, Sar ^a   Solomon, John ^a   Truran, Peter ^a   Fetherson, Anne ^a   Iwuchukwu, Obi ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer old; Breast cancer outcome; Breast cancer surgery; Elderly breast cancer

Indexed keywords

LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79957691072     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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