A comparison of the characteristics, treatment and outcome after 5 years, of Australian women aged 70+ with those aged <70 years at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-147

  Panjari, Mary ^a   Robinson, Penelope J ^a   Davis, Susan R ^a   Schwarz, Max ^a,b   Bell, Robin J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Elderly; Psychological wellbeing; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL GENERALWELLBEING INDEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONTROL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR INVASION;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84896114684     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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