Delayed initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer

Delayed initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer

Abstract Background Adjuvant chemotherapy benefits early‐stage breast cancer (BC) patients. Older women receive guideline‐adherent treatment less frequently and experience treatment delays more frequently. We evaluated factors associated with delaying adjuvant chemotherapy and the delays’ survival i...

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Main Authors: Demetria Smith‐Graziani, Xiudong Lei, Sharon H. Giordano, Hui Zhao, Meghan Karuturi, Mariana Chavez‐MacGregor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
breast
chemotherapy
delay
disparities
elderly
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3363
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