Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2017.12.026
- VernacularTitle:老年乳腺癌的诊治进展
- Author:
Qingqing DING
1
;
Jinhai TANG
Author Information
1. 210009,南京医科大学第一附属医院老年医学科
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Diagnosis;
Therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2017;36(12):1386-1389
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
China has become an aging society,and the incidence and mortality of breast cancer in the elderly continue to rise.Controversies remain on a number of diagnosis and treatment issues.Therefore,it's urgent to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with breast cancer.This article reviews recent advances in the diagnosis,surgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapy and endocrine therapy of breast cancer in elderly patients.
