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Breast cancer treatments for the elderly

Almost half of patients diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are at least 65 years of age. Find out what breast cancer treatments are commonly used for elderly women and the side effects of each type of breast cancer treatment.

Articles About Breast Cancer Treatments
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    Facts about cancer, what the symptoms to look, how cancer is diagnosed and what treatments are used.
  • Treatments for Cancer
    The treatment plan for cancer in the elderly depends mainly on the type of cancer and the stage of the disease.
  • Seniors and Blood Clots: What are the Symptoms?
    Blood clots can lead to stroke, heart attack, and other chronic heart conditions.
Q&A with the Experts on Breast Cancer Treatments
  • If mom has a geriatrician does she still need her family doctor?
    Caring for the elderly is really an interdisciplinary process.In addition to primary care physicians, other team members that can help elderly parents and their relatives are social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, cardiologists, urologists and neurologists. Click to read Dr. Levy's full answer.
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