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Review
. 2020 Jan;9(Suppl 1):S122-S125.
doi: 10.21037/tcr.2019.07.39.

Quality of life for elderly breast cancer patients: a new regard

Mohamed Abdelrahim Mahfouz  1 , Mohammed Yahia Almaghrabi  1
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Review

Quality of life for elderly breast cancer patients: a new regard

Mohamed Abdelrahim Mahfouz et al. Transl Cancer Res. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The elderly are considered less tolerant to cancer management, most oncologists are not optimistic about clinical outcome and toxicity profile following of elderly cancer patients' treatment. The use of the quality of life assessment may base the decision to treat breast cancer patients on more factors than just their 'age' alone. Our aim in this review is to address the quality-of-life (QoL) assessment importance on elderly breast cancer population who are treated with anticancer modalities.

Keywords: Quality-of-life (QoL); breast; cancer; chemotherapy; radiation; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tcr.2019.07.39). The series “Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer in Advanced Age” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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