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Breast Cancer
Patterns of toxicity evaluated in older patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy
August 25th, 2005
Scientists examined the patterns of toxicity in older patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. In a recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "to retrospectively determine the relationship of age to toxicity from adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. We identified 1405 consecutive patients age 65 or older with primary invasive breast cancer who were seen at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from January 1998 to December 2000." "Patients selected from this cohort for analysis were aged 65 or older at diagnosis; received their follow-up care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; had stage I, II, or III breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-25)
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