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Breast Cancer Therapy
Researchers study adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients
October 13th, 2005
Researchers sought to study the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients. "Adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly women is currently perceived as one of the priorities in breast cancer (BC) research and, to date, we lack practical guidelines in this age group," stated scientists in Italy. "They "therefore performed a retrospective analysis of the actual use of adjuvant chemotherapy according to each negative prognostic factor." A. Brunello and colleagues reviewed "Charts of all consecutive elderly patients aged 70 years or more with operable BC referred to" Azienda Osped University in Padova, Italy "between 1999 and 2003 for tumor...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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