کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5699490 1410418 2009 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Optimising Care of Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: a Challenging Priority
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی تومور شناسی
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Optimising Care of Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: a Challenging Priority
چکیده انگلیسی
Elderly breast cancer patients comprise almost 50% of the breast cancer population. The unique needs of this population are discussed. Therapeutic challenges facing clinicians include the absence of the ideal method to assess these patients' fitness to receive therapy, to anticipate probable side-effects and to predict survival. In addition, there are few guidelines to assist decision-making, as historically clinical trials have excluded such individuals. Evidence for the use of chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and newer targeted therapies in the elderly is summarised. Special safety considerations in the elderly are highlighted and current practice and ongoing research are reviewed.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Oncology - Volume 21, Issue 2, March 2009, Pages 118-130
نویسندگان
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