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Prescribers attitudes toward elderly breast cancer patients. Discrimination or empathy
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 10/29/09

Protiere C et al. – Significant differences in treatment choice depending only on patient's age were observed. The likelihood of an elderly breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy was found to depend on physician specialty and gender, kind of care structure, physician's perception of the age at which patients become elderly, and their knowledge about geriatric assessments. Given the multidimensional nature of the care process, patients’ preferences should be taken into account in medical decision–making.

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Contralateral breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 74%

Advanced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Mortality in Randomized Controlled Trials on Mammography Screening
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein as a novel prognostic factor in obese breast cancer patients
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Underweight and breast cancer recurrence and death: A report from the Korean breast cancer society
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Reduced prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in women with breast cancer: a nested case-control study
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 72%