Open AccessTrends in Breast Cancer Treatment De-Implementation in Older Patients with Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study
Author(s) -
Wang Ton,
Alison S. Baskin,
J Miller,
Allan K. Metz,
Niki Matusko,
Tasha M. Hughes,
Michael S. Sabel,
Jacqueline S. Jeruss,
Lesly A. Dossett
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-020-08823-w
Subject(s) - lumpectomy , medicine , breast cancer , surgical oncology , radiation therapy , sentinel lymph node , mastectomy , oncology , biopsy , cancer , gynecology
Guidelines allow for the omission of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and post-lumpectomy radiotherapy in women ≥ 70 years of age with hormone receptor-positive (HR +) breast cancer. Despite this, national data suggest these procedures have not been widely de-implemented.