Clinicopathological features of patients with breast cancer aged 70 years or over
JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.22, no.1, pp.200-207, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 22 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.200-207
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.