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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Increasing Mortality in Korean Patients With Breast Cancer: High Mortality Rate in Elderly Breast Cancer Population Due to Suboptimal Treatment and Other Diseases.

Hyangsuk Choi, Hany Noh, Kwang-Min Kim, In-Jeong Cho, Seungtaek Lim, Airi Han

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Article in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Nipple-sparing mastectomy in young versus elderly patients.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2024
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyangsuk ChoiDepartment of Surgery, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Hany NohDepartment of Surgery, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Kwang-Min KimDepartment of Surgery, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
In-Jeong ChoDepartment of Surgery, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Seungtaek LimDepartment of Oncology, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Airi HanDepartment of Surgery, 37974Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-5271
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of breast cancer in Asia, including Korea, has rapidly increased. Each country has shown different clinical features. This study presents a comprehensive understanding of breast cancer in different age groups in Korea and determines potential measures for improving patient survival.

methodsPatients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer stages I to III with available clinicopathologic and follow-up data were included in the study. Kaplan-Meier survival graphs were generated for each group and compared using log-rank test. The hazard ratio for each risk factor was calculated using the Cox regression model and the 95% confidence interval.

resultsThe final cohort included 833 patients with a mean age of 51.3±11.3 years (range, 22-89 years), and 191 (22.9%) of them were aged >60 years. Patients aged ≥60 years had worse overall survival (OS) and distant disease-free survival than those aged <60 years. Although no difference was observed in the tumor biology, elderly patients showed significant differences in practice patterns: they tended to undergo mastectomy (40.2% vs 62.8%,

conclusionLess-than-the-standard treatment of care or development of a second primary disease resulted in poor prognosis in elderly patients in Korea. A multi-institutional and multinational study is warranted to elucidate the clinical features of breast cancer in Asian patients.

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Neoplasm StagingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMastectomyMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateYoung Adultbreast cancerelderly patientsoverall survivalpoor prognosissuboptimal treatment

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