Breast cancer in older patients - a short introduction

In this video we will discuss breast cancer in older patients. These older patients have a high risk of breast cancer mortality even despite the fact that competing mortality also increases with age. Therefore, weighing benefits and risks of cancer treatment is especially important. In this video I will give a short introduction into the topic and give some background on treatment outcomes and international treatment differences.
Relevant links:
www.siog.org - the international society for geriatric oncology
About me:
I am a registered clinical epidemiologist and working as a fellow in medical oncology in the Netherlands. I have published over 50 manuscripts and have received several large research grants. I am particularly interested in research in geriatric oncology and am a an active member of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology.
You can find more information about my work on my linkedin page:
www.linkedin.com/in/nienke-de-glas
And here is my full bibliography:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term...
Disclaimer:
Views and opinions are my own. Examples from clinical research will always include either my own work, or previously published research. I will include references in the description box.