Breast Cancer
Studies from P. Garg and co-researchers yield new data on breast cancer
Published in Oncology Business Week, August 30th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Breast Journal, "Women older than 70 years have been underrepresented in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy trials due to concerns about toxicity, safety and tolerance of chemotherapy. The aim of our study was to assess the tolerance of chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer and determine patterns of toxicity including the impact of age, chemotherapy regimen, functional status and comorbid conditions on this toxicity."
"We retrospectively reviewed the charts of early stage (stages 1 and 2) breast cancer patients older than 70 years from 1998 to 2004. A total of 62 patients, with mean age of 74.3 years, were...
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