Role of Age and Health in Treatment Recommendations for Older Adults With Breast Cancer: The Perspective of Oncologists and Primary Care Providers
- 20 November 2008
- journal article
- breast cancer
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 26 (33) , 5386-5392
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2008.17.6891
Abstract
Purpose To determine the impact of age and health status on adjuvant treatment recommendations for older patients with breast cancer from the perspective of medical oncologists and primary care phy...Keywords
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