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Breast health in older age
Why should screening and follow-up not be neglected after menopause?
About 40 percent of breast cancers worldwide occur in people over sixty-five.
In older age, chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart failure and life expectancy affect treatment choice. Low estrogen after menopause is an advantage in hormone-sensitive cancers.
The patient's age, fitness and chronic conditions play a major role in treatment choice; screening and follow-up should not be neglected.
For more details, see the Breast Cancer in Older Women page.
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