What Threshold for Adjuvant Therapy in Older Breast Cancer Patients?
- 8 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 18 (8) , 1709-1717
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2000.18.8.1709
Abstract
PURPOSE: To consider the question of when to prescribe adjuvant treatment for elderly breast cancer patients, particularly when comorbidities are present. Knowledge of the threshold relapse risks a...Keywords
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