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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings reported from A. Decesare and co-authors
October 16th, 2008
"Aims and background. The incidence of breast cancer increases with advancing age and in clinical practice approximately 50% of new cases occur in women over the age of 65 years," researchers in Rome, Italy report. "Although breast cancer in elderly patients presents more favorable biological characteristics than similar-stage cancer in younger women, disease control still remains uncertain and is becoming a major health problem. Between 1984 and 2006, 133 patients aged over 65 with operable breast cancer underwent surgical treatment. Patients with ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ, bilateral breast cancer or a previous malignancy were excluded. The mean age was 72.8...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-16)
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