Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

June 2007

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This poster was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in June 2007.

Abstract

With rising numbers of elderly women developing breast cancer, treatment options must evolve which take into consideration quality of life and functional status. Although fewer women at all ages are undergoing mastectomy, for those elderly women who undergo mastectomy, reconstruction options should be offered. Over the past 5 years, increasing numbers of elderly women are electing immediate reconstruction (IM).

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