It is estimated that health care expenditures will triple in the next 70 years, with Medicare
expenses alone accounting for 8% of the gross domestic product. 1 While part of this will be …

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to assess variations with age in the management
of breast carcinoma and to identify determinants of care received. METHODS A stratified …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have noted that a large fraction of elderly patients do not
receive conventional treatment for breast cancer. The consequences of undertreatment of …

Cancer in the geriatric population is a significant public health issue in the United States
today. Currently, 60% of all malignant tumors occur in individuals aged 65 years and older …

Background: The ACTION trial was initiated to provide evidence from a randomised trial on
the effects of chemotherapy in women aged over 70 years where evidence for risk and …

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the rate of axillary failure in patients
with primary breast cancer treated without axillary dissection or radiation and to determine …

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of palliative radiotherapy (RT) in relieving metastatic
bone pain in elderly patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The response to RT for …

Older patients with cancer are frequently victims of discriminatory treatment strategies
according to parameters unrelated to the tumour itself. The general approach is influenced …

BACKGROUND: Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is performed less commonly for the
axillary staging of elderly patients because it is felt to uncommonly alter therapy. Sentinel …

Approximately one half of all cases of breast cancer occur in women older than 65 years of
age. 1, 98 Despite the high prevalence of disease, the elderly (usually defined as older than …