New research shows breast cancer treatment in patients over age 70 can be safely reduced
E-Mail IMAGE: Surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and attending surgeon in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. view more Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2021 - Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer. A study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sheds new l...
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