Breast cancer in elderly women: A Cancer Research Campaign trial comparing treatment with tamoxifen and optimal surgery with tamoxifen alone
โ Scribed by Mr T. Bates; D. L. Riley; J. Houghton; L. Fallowfield; M. Baum
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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## Abstract ## Background Breast cancer has been considered a more indolent disease in the elderly, who are less tolerant of aggressive therapy. This trial tested the hypothesis that tamoxifen without surgery would provide adequate control of breast cancer for the remainder of life in elderly wome
## BACKGROUND. Tamoxifen (TAM) is generally considered the hormonal agent of choice for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast carcinoma. The somatostatin analogues, including octreotide, have demonstrated inhibition of breast carcinoma cell lines and multiple endocrinologic act