GERIATRIC VERSUS NON-GERIATRIC GROUPS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.16, no.3, pp.305-308, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 16 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2013
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.305-308
- Keywords: Breast Cancer, Postmenopause, Aged, Prognosis, PROGNOSTIC-FACTOR, WOMEN, AGE, STAGE
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Introduction: Women 65 years of age or older make up one half of all new breast cancer patients. These patients are called geriatric patients. Their prognosis is better than the younger patients. Generally, they are offered less intensive treatment. In this retrospective analysis we evaluated whether geriatric postmenopausal breast cancer patients are different from non-geriatric patients, regarding prognostic factors and survival rates.