Age exerts a continuous effect in the outcomes of Asian breast cancer patients treated with breast-conserving therapy

• Main Authors: Wong, F.Y, Tham, W.Y, Nei, W.L, Lim, C, Miao, H
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: epidermal growth factor receptor 2; adjuvant radiotherapy; adult; aged; Article; breast cancer; breast reconstruction; cancer mortality; cancer recurrence; cancer staging; cohort analysis; digital breast tomosynthesis; disease free survival; female; follow up; human; human tissue; local recurrence free survival; lymph vessel metastasis; major clinical study; observational study; overall survival; retrospective study; sentinel lymph node biopsy; socioeconomics; survival rate; treatment duration; triple negative breast cancer; tumor volume; very elderly; age; Asian continental ancestry group; breast tumor; ethnology; Kaplan Meier method; middle aged; multimodality cancer therapy; outcome assessment; partial mastectomy; procedures; proportional hazards model; Singapore; statistics and numerical data; tumor recurrence; young adult; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Breast Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Mastectomy, Segmental; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/176041
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s40880-018-0310-3