title: Breast cancer in the elderly.
abstract: Breast cancer is one of the most common serious health problems for elderly women. The study of age-related differences in breast cancer provides useful insights into its pathophysiology. New strategies for treatment, including adjuvant systemic therapy and less aggressive therapy for primary lesions, add new dimensions to a complex and variable disease.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006728:Hormones