No standard is set for older women with breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 607-609

  Audisio, R A ^a   Wyld, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CENTER; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; UTILIZATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MASTECTOMY;

EID: 84931835437     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.01.033     Document Type: Editorial

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