Characteristics and outcome of 1755 operable breast cancers in women over 70 years of age

From 1981 to 1995, 1755 patients aged 70 years or over who had nonmetastatic unilateral breast carcinoma received curative local or regional treatment in our institute. Median follow-up was 8 years. The median age of these patients was 75 years (range: 70–94), and 86% were under 81 years of age. Tum...

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Published in:Breast (Edinburgh) 2004-10, Vol.13 (5), p.369-375
Main Authors: Pierga, J.-Y., Girre, V., Laurence, V., Asselain, B., Diéras, V., Jouve, M., Beuzeboc, P., Fourquet, A., Nos, C., Sigal-Zafrani, B., Pouillart, P.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Elderly
Female
Humans
Mastectomy - methods
Neoplasm Staging
Prognostic factors
Retrospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:From 1981 to 1995, 1755 patients aged 70 years or over who had nonmetastatic unilateral breast carcinoma received curative local or regional treatment in our institute. Median follow-up was 8 years. The median age of these patients was 75 years (range: 70–94), and 86% were under 81 years of age. Tumors were classed as T3–4 in 24% of them; 18% had N1b/N2 tumors, and in 12% grade 3 disease was present. Only 19% were both ER and PR negative. The S phase fraction was
ISSN:0960-9776
1532-3080
DOI:10.1016/j.breast.2004.04.012