Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the elderly / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

China has become an aging society,and the incidence and mortality of breast cancer in the elderly continue to rise.Controversies remain on a number of diagnosis and treatment issues.Therefore,it's urgent to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with breast cancer.This article reviews recent advances in the diagnosis,surgery,radiotherapy,chemotherapy and endocrine therapy of breast cancer in elderly patients.