Why and How Should We Improve Breast Cancer Management in Elderly Women?

Massimo Lodi^{1

2}, Andrea Lodi³, Nathalie Reix^{4

5}, Catherine Tomasetto², Carole Mathelin^{1

2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Breast, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
² Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Illkirch, France.
³ European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM), Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.
⁴ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
⁵ ICube, Strasbourg University, Federation of Translational Medicine of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
⁶ Sarrebourg General Hospital, Sarrebourg, France.

Editorial

Massimo Lodi et al. Eur J Breast Health. 2018.

. 2018 Jul 1;14(3):132-133.

doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2018.02070. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Massimo Lodi^{1

2}, Andrea Lodi³, Nathalie Reix^{4

5}, Catherine Tomasetto², Carole Mathelin^{1

2

6}

¹ Unit of Breast, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
² Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Illkirch, France.
³ European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM), Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.
⁴ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
⁵ ICube, Strasbourg University, Federation of Translational Medicine of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
⁶ Sarrebourg General Hospital, Sarrebourg, France.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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