Cognitive effects of adjuvant endocrine therapy in older women treated for early-stage breast cancer: a 1-year longitudinal study.

E A UnderwoodK J JerzakG LebovicP A RochonC ElserK I PritchardMary C Tierney

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

Our findings suggest potentially detrimental effects of ET on verbal memory in older women after just 1 year of treatment. Given that ET is prescribed for courses of 5 to 10 years, additional studies examining longer-term effects of treatment in older women are critical.

Keyphrases

early stage
stem cells
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
combination therapy
preterm infants
young adults
lymph node
sentinel lymph node
cell therapy
preterm birth