Breast Cancer

Breast-conserving surgery plus radiation good for older women, too

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 28th, 2004

Surgery plus radiation therapy is an effective way to treat early breast cancer in women aged 70 and older, according to a new study published in the September 1, 2004, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

For early breast cancer, the standard of care is surgery to remove the cancerous lump followed by radiation therapy, thereby allowing the patient to keep her breast. However, older women are not always offered this option.

Some older breast cancer patients are treated with tamoxifen alone while others are encouraged to...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-09-28)

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