A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer

Cheung, Kwok-Leung

Abstract

The majority of cases of breast cancer occur in the older population who are often un-represented in clinical trials. Given the growing ageing population globally, it becomes urgent and important to identify an optimal approach so that older women with breast cancer are neither under- or over-treated. An inter-disciplinary research program is ongoing to investigate differing tumor biology according to age, and the potential use of a geriatric assessment tool, aiming to help select older women with primary breast cancer for a personalized and optimal treatment. Full considerations of the biology of the patient’s cancer and the geriatric domains of the patient must be taken into account when making treatment decisions.

Citation

Cheung, K. (2017). A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer. Geriatrics, 2(4), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics2040037

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 17, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 20, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 22, 2017
• Journal: Geriatrics
• Electronic ISSN: 2308-3417
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: 37
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics2040037
• Keywords: Breast cancer; Older women; Tumor biology; Geriatric assessment; Treatment
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/895818
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics2040037