Clinicopathological features of patients with breast cancer aged 70 years or over

Aytekin A., Karatas F., Sahin S., Erdem G. U., Altundag K.

JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.200-207, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.200-207
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The risk of breast cancer (BC) increases in parallel with increasing age. Despite the increased disease burden in elderly patients, there is still a great uncertainty regarding "how to manage" BC in aging-population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological features and treatment approaches of patients with BC aged 70 years or over.