An overview of the Nottingham Research Programme on Primary Breast Cancer in Older Women: breast cancer in older women

Parks, Ruth; Cheung, Kwok-Leung

Abstract

The incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Despite this, most research in this field is aimed at the younger patient. Preliminary studies have shown that older women with breast cancer have distinct biological features compared to their younger counterparts. In addition, the focus of treatment of older women may not simply be curative but may be a trade-off between risks of treatment and impact on independence and quality of life. The Nottingham research programme is a unique programme dedicated to primary breast cancer in older women. There are two arms of the research programme 1) determining the biological differences of breast cancer in this cohort 2) exploring the use of geriatric assessment to understand the complex needs and factors contributing to treatment decision making in this group of patients. The overall aim of the research programme is to optimise both the biological and geriatric assessment of older women with primary breast cancer, to provide personalised data at diagnosis, on likely survival and quality of life outcomes following breast cancer treatment. This article will outline why this research programme is important, what it has achieved so far and future aspirations.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 25, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Sep 29, 2021
• Publication Date: Sep 29, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 28, 2021
• Journal: Liaquat Medical Research Journal
• Print ISSN: 2664-5734
• Electronic ISSN: 2664-5734
• Publisher: Liaquat Medical Research Journal
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 49-52
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.38106/lmrj.2021.3.3-01
• Keywords: Applied Mathematics
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6538713
• Publisher URL: http://121.52.154.205/index.php/LMRJ/article/view/744