Tumor characteristics and treatment of breast cancer in elderly patients

Introduction: Elderly patients are underrepresented in breast cancer research. The aim of our study was to analyze tumor characteristics and differences in treatment of patients ≥75y with breast cancer (BC). Material and methods: Retrospective analysis of data from patients with BC treated at the university hospital of Berne between 2013 and 2015. Women ≥75y were compared to postmenopausal patients 50 – 74y. Statistical analysis was performed with GraphPad Prism 5. Results: In our cohort 47 (14.8%) patients were ≥75y (75 – 94) old and compared to 137 patients in the control group. The older patients presented wi…