The objective of this study was to analyze the treatment and its results in breast cancer of the elderly. Special attention was given to the primary treatment with tamoxifen alone. We reviewed 210 patients over 70 years old with breast cancer treated between 1980 and 1992. Mean follow-up time was 41
The effect of age on treatment choice and survival in elderly breast cancer patients
β Scribed by Liesbeth Bergman; Gert Dekker; Flora E. van Leeuwen; Sjouke J. Huisman; Frits S. A. M. van dam; Johannes A. van Dongen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 625 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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