Lack of survival gain for elderly women with breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of elderly women with breast cancer is increasing and will become a major health concern. However, little is known about the optimal treatment for this age group. The aim of this study was to describe time trends for the overall Dutch breast cancer cohort with an emphasis on differences between young and elderly patients.

Methods

All adult female patients diagnosed in 1995-2005 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Relative excess risks for death (adjusted for stage, histology, treatment, and grade) were estimated using a multivariate generalized linear model with a Poisson distribution, based on collapsed relative survival data, using exact survival times.

Results

Overall, 127,805 patients were included. Treatment of patients aged

SUBMITTER: Bastiaannet E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3228128 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature