Autoimmune hypothyroidism and breast cancer in the elderly
โ Scribed by Monty K. Sandhu; Christine Brezden-Masley; Lorraine L. Lipscombe; Branden Zagorski; Gillian L. Booth
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 115
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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## Abstract Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women with an age related increase in incidence ranging from 1 in 50 at age 50 to 1 in 10 at age 80. This is particularly significant in view of the changing demographics in the western population, characterised by an aging population and i
## BACKGROUND. The elderly represent a large proportion of the women with breast cancer. However, there is a lack of information regarding breast cancer care in the elderly. ## METHODS. A patient care evaluation survey for breast carcinoma was conducted by the Commission on Cancer of the American