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Different adjuvant chemotherapy regimens in older breast cancer patients?
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Adjuvant chemotherapy for elderly patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer ≥4 cm in size: an SEER-Medicare analysis
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New prognostic tools for myeloma
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A systematic review of factors influencing older adults’ decision to accept or decline cancer treatment
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Geriatric assessment predicts survival and toxicities in elderly myeloma patients: an International Myeloma Working Group report
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Weekly docetaxel versus CMF as adjuvant chemotherapy for older women with early breast cancer: final results of the randomized phase III ELDA trial
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A Belgian survey on geriatric assessment in oncology focusing on large-scale implementation and related barriers and facilitators
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Biological ageing and frailty markers in breast cancer patients
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Loneliness in patients with cancer: the first year after cancer diagnosis
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Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women— Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
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