Laura Biganzoli|Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti|Hans Wildiers|Amelia McCartney|Giuseppe Colloca|Ian Kunkler|M.J. Cardoso|Kwok?Leung Cheung|N.A. de Glas|Rubina Manuela Trimboli|Beatriz Korc?Grodzicki|Enrique Soto?Pérez?de?Celis|Antonio Ponti|Janice Tsang|Lorenza Marotti|Karen Benn|Matti Aapro|Étienne Brain
Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)
breast cancer increasingly prevalent older adults context ongoing demographic changes significant part routine oncology practicenonetheless due highly heterogeneous nature management breast cancer population challenging validity available evidence limited older adultsdecisionmaking driven age alone involve geriatric assessments plus careful consideration life expectancy competing risks mortality patient preferencesa multidisciplinary task force including members international society geriatric oncology siog european society breast cancer specialists eusoma gathered expand update previous 2012 evidencebased recommendations management breast cancer older individuals endorsement european cancer organisationthese expanded include chemotherapy toxicity prediction calculators cultural social considerations surveillance imaging genetic screening genomic tools neoadjuvant systemic treatment options bonemodifying agents targeted therapies supportive carerecommendations geriatric assessment ductal carcinoma situ screening primary endocrine therapy surgery radiotherapy adjuvant systemic therapy secondary breast cancer updated