LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

Chronological age or biological age: What drives the choice of adjuvant treatment in elderly breast cancer patients?

Photo from wikipedia

Highlights • The choice of adjuvant therapy in elderly patients should consider several factors.• There is a lack of universal and unique guidelines to define elderly patients.• Biological age is… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • The choice of adjuvant therapy in elderly patients should consider several factors.• There is a lack of universal and unique guidelines to define elderly patients.• Biological age is the result of genetics, lifestyle, nutrition and comorbidities.• AT choice in elderly patients must consider chronological and biological age.• The geriatric assessment and the research results should be evaluated in AT choice.

Keywords: choice; age; chronological age; elderly patients; biological age; choice adjuvant

Journal Title: Translational Oncology
Year Published: 2021

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.