Omission of surgery in older women with early breast cancer has an adverse impact on breast cancer-specific survival.

Sue E WardP D RichardsJ L MorganG R HolmesJ W BroggioK CollinsM W R ReedL Wyld

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2018)

BCSS in older women with ER-positive disease is worse if surgery is omitted. This treatment choice may contribute to inferior cancer outcomes. Selection for surgery on the basis of predicted life expectancy may permit choice of women for whom surgery confers little benefit.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
physical activity
early breast cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
pregnant women
emergency department
papillary thyroid
metabolic syndrome
young adults
breast cancer cells
lymph node metastasis
combination therapy