Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Gogorza S

Publications

• Research Article
  Breast Cancer in Argentine Women Aged 80 Years and Older
  Author(s): Ilzarbe F, Piccolini J, Lorusso C, Corrao F, Allemand C, Pesce K, Orti R, Guixa H, Wernicke A, Gogorza S and Jauregui JRIlzarbe F, Piccolini J, Lorusso C, Corrao F, Allemand C, Pesce K, Orti R, Guixa H, Wernicke A, Gogorza S and Jauregui JR
  
  Introduction: The frequency of breast cancer in women older than 80 years is nearly 400 cases per 100,000 women. Even though this age group has usually been excluded from research protocols, evidence suggests that elderly women could have less aggressive tumors with better prognosis than younger women. The goal of the current study was to describe the pathological features, the treatments performed and the survival rates in patients over 80 years surgically treated at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Methods: All consecutive patients older than 80 years with breast cancer who received surgical treatment between January, 2000 and December, 2010 at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires in Argentina were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Our analysis included 150 patients with breast cancer aged 80 and older who underwent surgical trea.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000138

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