title: [Breast cancer in the elderly patient].
abstract: There is no standard of care for breast cancer treatment in the elderly patient. Given the heterogeneity of this population, the treatment of both localized and metastatic disease, requires to take into account not only the characteristics of this cancer but also factors related to the patient such as co-morbidities, life expectancy and the social environment.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Oncologie médicale, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collignon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rorive
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: André
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourhaba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allepaerts
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coucke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lifrange
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerusalem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008408:Mastectomy; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal