Hormone therapy in elderly breast cancer patients with comorbidities.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
; 73(1): 92-8, 2010 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19349190
Life-expectancy and comorbid conditions must be considered in the process of treatment decision-making for elderly patients affected by breast cancer both in the adjuvant and metastatic settings. Moreover, the choice of adjuvant treatment in all age groups is based on two main points: endocrine responsiveness and risk of relapse without setting an upper age limit. The hormonal therapeutic armamentarium of the medical oncologist is now open to different options that may best be tailored to different clinical situations, particularly in elderly women.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Comorbidade
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Terapia de Reposição de Estrogênios
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Moduladores Seletivos de Receptor Estrogênico
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Inibidores da Aromatase
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália
País de publicação:
Holanda