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Challenges of adjuvant chemotherapy in older breast cancer patients

SIOG 2014

23 - 25 Oct 2014

Published: 10 Nov 2014

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Dr Hans Wildiers - University Hospital Leuven, Gasthuisberg, Belgium

"We strongly advise elderly patients to participate in studies," Dr Wildiers tells ecancertv at SIOG 2014.

He discusses elder-specific trials of adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer and notes the unique challenges of treating HER-2 metastatic breast cancer in the elderly.

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