Is surgical management compromised in elderly patients with breast cancer?

Annals of Surgery
H J WaneboK Bland

Abstract

The suggestion that breast cancer management is compromised in elderly patients had prompted our review of the results of policies regarding screening and early detection of breast cancer and the adequacy of primary treatment in older women (> or = 65 years of age) compared to younger women (40 to 64 years of age). Although breast cancer in elderly patients is considered biologically less aggressive than similar staged cancer in younger counterparts, outcome still is a matter of stage and adequate treatment of primary cancer. For many reasons, physicians appear reluctant to treat elderly patients according to the same standards used for younger patients. There is even government-mandated alterations in early detection programs. Thus, since 1993, Medicare has mandated screening mammography on a biennial basis for women older than 65 year of age compared to the current accepted standard of yearly mammograms for women older than 50 years of age. Using State Health Department and tumor registry data, the authors reviewed screening practice and management of elderly patients with primary breast cancer to determine the effects of age on screening, detection policies (as reflected in stage at diagnosis), treatment strategies, and outc...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1978·American Journal of Surgery·H J Kesseler, J Z Seton
Jan 1, 1992·Women's Health Issues : Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health·J A HortonD F Cruess
Sep 1, 1992·Journal of Gerontology·D O Clark, G L Maddox
Jan 1, 1989·Seminars in Surgical Oncology·T J Dougherty
May 15, 1981·Cancer·H HerbsmanA E Alfonso
Jul 1, 1982·The British Journal of Radiology·A HellebergS Sander
Jan 1, 1994·Annals of Surgical Oncology·D A AugustV K Sondak
Oct 1, 1994·Cancer·I D Fleming, M D Fleming

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 14, 2002·Cancer·Stephen B EdgeUNKNOWN Outcomes and Preferences for Treatment in Older Women Nationwide Study Research Team
Sep 28, 2006·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment·Cynthia OwusuRebecca A Silliman
Nov 27, 2001·American Journal of Surgery·B J GrubeA E Giuliano
May 10, 2000·International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics·S TyldesleyW J Mackillop
Apr 23, 2003·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·J C J M de HaesI S Fentiman
Mar 10, 1999·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·M J QuinnF Berrino
Jun 13, 2001·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·C GajdosJ L Bernstein
Jan 22, 2002·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·Vic VelanovichFrank R Lewis
Jan 5, 2002·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment·P GrosclaudeM Sauvage-Machelard
Oct 29, 2009·Social Work in Health Care·Chris Sinding, Jennifer Wiernikowski
Sep 1, 2007·Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology·John W Moroney, Christopher M Zahn
Dec 7, 2013·BMC Surgery·Nicola RoccoBruno Amato
Oct 3, 2007·World Journal of Surgical Oncology·Lukas J WassermanJacobus de V Odendaal
Oct 3, 2007·Annals of Surgical Oncology·Bridie ThompsonLin Fritschi
Feb 1, 2013·Journal of Cancer Epidemiology·Manmeet Kaur MalikRachel Belfer
Apr 8, 2014·European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology·J L MorganL Wyld
Feb 2, 2012·International Journal of Breast Cancer·Hua WangAlan R Go
Aug 15, 2014·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Christina SindingJonathan Sussman
Dec 12, 2012·The American Journal of the Medical Sciences·Marco RuizJohn Estrada
Dec 24, 2015·The British Journal of Surgery·M A BeekA C Voogd
Oct 6, 2012·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·Alberto BiondiDomenico D'Ugo
May 3, 2011·The Breast : Official Journal of the European Society of Mastology·M TahirA Stotter
Jun 23, 2009·La Presse médicale·François PietteDavid Khayat
Sep 7, 1999·Journal of Gerontological Nursing·D E Kantor, A Houldin
Jul 25, 2006·Clinics in Geriatric Medicine·Barbara J Messinger-Rapport, Joseph P Crowe
Jan 30, 2009·European Journal of Cancer Care·A JuárezC Camps
Jun 26, 2003·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Walter E Pofahl, Walter J Pories
Aug 31, 2007·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Leona DowneyAlison Stopeck
Jun 27, 2007·The Breast Journal·Cynthia OwusuRebecca A Silliman
Nov 1, 2012·The Breast Journal·Cara GuilfoyleJack Sariego
Aug 18, 2005·American Journal of Surgery·Lisa E McMahonBarbara A Pockaj
Nov 4, 1998·European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology·F AshkananiS D Heys
Sep 1, 2004·International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics·Bruno CutuliPhilippe Quetin
Sep 19, 2006·American Journal of Surgery·Kari M RosenkranzGildy V Babiera
Aug 22, 2006·American Journal of Surgery·Anees B ChagparUNKNOWN North American Fareston Tamoxifen Adjuvant Trial
Jul 14, 2010·American Journal of Surgery·Amer K KaramMary L Gemignani
Nov 23, 2006·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·Florence E TurrentineR Scott Jones
Mar 15, 2006·Critical Reviews in Oncology/hematology·Annamaria MolinoGian Luigi Cetto
Feb 28, 2006·Journal of the American College of Surgeons·Baiba J Grube
Nov 16, 2004·Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America·Marissa Howard-McNattBarbara L Smith
Nov 5, 2005·Oncology Nursing Forum·Chris SindingJane Aronson
Aug 13, 2003·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Rebecca A Silliman
May 10, 2007·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Christine BouchardyGeorges Vlastos
Jun 1, 2002·Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology·Rebecca A SillimanVincent Mor
Feb 19, 2000·Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America·M M KemenyB J O'Hea

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
T E MerchantP Borgen
Annals of Surgery
S E SingletaryV F Guinee
European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
J F RobertsonR W Blamey
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved