Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer

Parks, Ruth Mary; Jauhari, Yasmin; Morgan, Jenna; Wyld, Lynda; Cheung, Kwok-Leung

Abstract

It is estimated that the number of older women living with breast cancer will quadruple by 2040. Despite this, there is a lack of strong evidence and guidelines to support management decisions for this population.

This article has evolved from a conference session on this subject, held at the 2020 UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium (UKIBCS; West Midlands, UK, 27–28 January 2020). The UKIBCS is a biennial meeting for all those with an active interest in breast cancer research and treatment, hosted by the charity Breast Cancer Now (London, UK), in collaboration with eight other breast cancer focused specialist societies.

In this editorial, we discuss key issues in the management of breast cancer in older women, which include both tumor and patient factors. We also review current national initiatives to tackle these issues and summarize ongoing work in this field.

Citation

Parks, R. M., Jauhari, Y., Morgan, J., Wyld, L., & Cheung, K. (2020). Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Management, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.2217/bmt-2020-0022

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 18, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jun 10, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jun 11, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 11, 2020
• Journal: Breast Cancer Management
• Print ISSN: 1758-1923
• Electronic ISSN: 1758-1931
• Publisher: Future Medicine
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: BMT43
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2217/bmt-2020-0022
• Keywords: Oncology; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4625740
• Publisher URL: https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/bmt-2020-0022
• Additional Information: Parks, R. M., Jauhari, Y., Morgan, J., Wyld, L., & Cheung, K. (2020). Special issues for older women with primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Management, https://doi.org/10.2217/bmt-2020-0022