Impact of Older Age and Medico-social Factors on the Decision to Offer Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Patients With Breast Cancer

Background/Aim: Although clinicians are expected to set a higher threshold for administering adjuvant chemotherapy to older than younger patients with breast cancer, the extent to which older patients are less likely to be offered adjuvant chemotherapy and the medico-social factors that influence de...

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Published in:Anticancer research 2022-07, Vol.42 (7), p.3743-3751
Main Authors: Niguma, Kumi, Mamishin, Kanako, Naito, Yoichi, Nomura, Shogo, Wakabayashi, Masashi, Kusuhara, Shota, Funasaka, Chikako, Nakao, Takehiro, Fukasawa, Yoko, Kondoh, Chihiro, Harano, Kenichi, Kogawa, Takahiro, Matsubara, Nobuaki, Hosono, Ako, Onishi, Tatsuya, Kawasaki, Toshikatsu, Mukohara, Toru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy
Decision making
Medical referrals
Patients
Social factors
Surgeons
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Summary:Background/Aim: Although clinicians are expected to set a higher threshold for administering adjuvant chemotherapy to older than younger patients with breast cancer, the extent to which older patients are less likely to be offered adjuvant chemotherapy and the medico-social factors that influence decision-making are unclear. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the correlations of clinicopathological factors, including age (≥75 years vs.
ISSN:0250-7005
1791-7530
DOI:10.21873/anticanres.15864