Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in Colombian women and more than half of the incidence is contributed by adults over 60 years of age. The objective of this study was to clinically characterize a group of patients greater than or equal 65 years of age, diagnosed with primary breast cancer.
Methodology: Descriptive study of 188 patients aged greater than or equal 65 years, with primary breast cancer, treated at the Colombian Cancer Foundation - Clínica Vida, between January 2017 and December 2018. A descriptive analysis of sociodemographic data, comorbidities, characteristics of the disease and treatment.
Results: The studied population (188) had an average age of 73 years and in 79.8% of them at least one comorbidity was reported. 76.6% had hormone receptor positive disease. The primary management with surgery was done in 58.5% of the patients, and the majority were breast-conserving procedures (70.9%).
Conclusion: Older women have characteristics of breast cancer that may differ from young patients. This may influence the treatment offered, impacting on their oncological prognosis, on the prognosis of their comorbidities and on the quality of life.
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