title: Breast conservation or mastectomy: treatment choice of women aged 70 years and older.
abstract: Fifty women aged 70 years and older with newly diagnosed carcinoma of the breast were prospectively studied after being offered a choice of four treatment options. Thirty-four of 38 patients who chose their own treatment had breast conservation; four opted for mastectomy. At 12-month follow-up only two women were unhappy with their choice of treatment. It is concluded that elderly women should be involved in deciding the treatment of their breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mid-Kent Health Care Trust, Maidstone, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sandison
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D013629:Tamoxifen