title: Management of breast cancer in the elderly.
abstract: This paper examines data which has been published on breast cancer in the elderly and concludes that, wherever possible, combined modality treatment should be offered to elderly breast cancer patients. It appears from an examination of the literature that single modality treatment in the form of hormone treatment often results in very high rates of loco-regional recurrence.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schlienger
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Vilcoq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fourquet
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome