Parks, R.M., Jauhari, Y., Morgan, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Management, 9 (3). BMT43. ISSN 1758-1923
Abstract
It is estimated that the number of older women living with breast cancer will quadruple by 2040 [1]. Despite this, there is a lack of strong evidence and guidelines to support management decisions for this population.
This article has evolved from a conference session on this subject, held at the 2020 UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium (UKIBCS; West Midlands, UK, 27–28 January 2020) [2]. The UKIBCS is a biennial meeting for all those with an active interest in breast cancer research and treatment, hosted by the charity Breast Cancer Now (London, UK), in collaboration with eight other breast cancer focused specialist societies.
In this editorial, we discuss key issues in the management of breast cancer in older women, which include both tumor and patient factors. We also review current national initiatives to tackle these issues and summarize ongoing work in this field.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This work is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Keywords: | biological assessment; geriatric assessment; older women; primary breast cancer |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2020 08:43 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2021 13:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Future Medicine |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.2217/bmt-2020-0022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162029 |