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The incidence of breast cancer increases with age and breast cancer is the most common cancer in women older than 70 years old. In Western countries, approximately 50% of women with breast cancer are older than 65 years old.
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The association between exogenous estrogen use and endometrial cancer development has been well documented.
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Her-2 neu may prove a useful biomarker for decisions regarding which elderly patients will benefit from more aggressive management.
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Transitional cell carcinoma remains a fairly prevalent disease and, when locally advanced, or metastatic, effective drug combinations have been useful.
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This large European randomized trial of elderly MM patients helps delineate the role of initial therapy for elderly patients not considered eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
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Advanced stage endometrial cancer represents a significant therapeutic challenge as it encompasses patients with a diverse spectrum of disease and recurrence risk.
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A Perspective article in the Jan. 17 Annals of Internal Medicine reviews pain management in patients with a history of opioid addiction who are receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) with maintenance methadone or buprenorphine.
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The positive relationship between the amount of surgical residual following primary extirpation of advanced ovarian cancer and survival thereafter has been one frequently cited to justify aggressive surgical evaluation.
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