Decision making for older women with breast cancer
Sheffield
Joined October 2019
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Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
Degree & causes of variation in rate of surgery or primary endocrine therapy in older women with operable breast cancer @AgeGapStudy
@raaudisio @kwokleungcheung @ScHARRSheffield
@minasedrakmd @nicolobattisti @SIOGorg @ESSOnews
#GeriSurgOnc #SurgOnc
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Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
The future of #gerionc is bright thanks to @SIOGorg and all the efforts of healthcare professionals & investigators who are looking after our patients all over the world & are advancing our knowledge in the field every day. #WorldCancerDay
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
Most recent @AgeGapStudy publication - this time looking at the treatment of breast cancer in older women with dementia: consideration must be given to a more tailored approach in these patients
authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
@AgeGapStudy enrolled 3416 patients aged ≥70 years with operable #breastcancer. Uniquely, the study included baseline geriatric assessments to provide full info on their wellbeing. In this study, we evaluated the impact of chemotherapy in 1520 women with high-risk #breastcancer
If you're interested in helping patients' make informed decisions take a look at the University of Cambridge free e-learning modules. They make you think! And have great resources including the Age Gap decision tool. 😀@alex_freeman
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Thanks for your endorsement, Richard! @BreastDocUK – at Bessacarr, England
Earlier this month the @AgeGapStudy presented the analysis of surgery vs Primary Endocrine Therapy (PET) in older women with breast cancer.
I think it’s a useful paper (Free Full Text)
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We’re pleased to say the main Age Gap Study results have now been published. – at Bessacarr, England
Main @AgeGapStudy results published: authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
Matched analysis (stage, age, health, frailty) of surgery vs primary endocrine therapy for #breastcancer in >70s shows similar BCSS. Less fit women >85 may be offered PET to reduce morbidity, without survival detriment.
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
Great @ASCOPost on @AgeGapStudy: Surgery Improves Survival in Older Women With Early Estrogen Receptor–Positive #breastcancer: tinyurl.com/y5gosntr @ASCO @SIOGorg @YoungSIOG #gerionc #bcsm
Further evidence of the differing treatment strategies in older women with breast cancer. Interesting. Still more to be done! – at Bessacarr, England
There is a need to reduce this disparities in treatment between European countries in elderly #breastcancer patients, because it impacts on outcomes. @raaudisio @AgeGapStudy #lyndawyld @ESSOnews pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2987…
We look forward to seeing the result. Good to work with you! – at Bessacarr, England
We just had a great meeting with members of the @AgeGapStudy! We will compare their study with the Dutch #climbeverymountain cohort to study outcome of older adults with #breastcancer in NL and the UK. Results will follow soon :)! @BreastSurgeon
If you are a patient or a carer / family member of someone 70 or older with breast cancer and have seen the Age Gap decision tool agegap.shef.ac.uk/ we would love to hear your views. Please PM if you are interested in giving us your views. Thanks!
ALT The front page and an example of the output from the decision tool
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
#GeriOnc manuscripts highlighted during today's CARG call.
Check them out!
First - Systematic review by @minasedrakmd et al. evaluating older adult participation in cancer clinical trials
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
The latest Age Gap paper shows a variation in selection threshold for older women with breast cancer. an important issue as women treated with PET have been shown to have poorer outcomes. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Good to see the Age Gap findings being widely disseminated. – at Bessacarr, England
A brief summary of the surgical outcomes from @AgeGapStudy by @NIHRevidence -
full paper at bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
Decision aid freely available here:
agegap.shef.ac.uk/
The success of the Age Gap study relied on the recruitment of older women. We managed it and also we learned along the way. Still more to be done! – at Bessacarr, England
Recruiting older patients to clinical trials can be difficult - how can we improve this? @AgeGapStudy have published analyses of their recruitment and attrition to identify where the issues lie. So important to avoid under-representation of older patients
geriatriconcology.net/articl…
Its great to recognised as producing quality research! If you would like to read this paper you will find it at: bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
So pleased to receive this today from @BJSurgery - fantastic that people are talking about the surgical management of older breast cancer patients - thanks to @kwokleungcheung @raaudisio @MalcolmReedBSMS @walters_sj and the rest of the @AgeGapStudy team!
Great recommendations, Richard😊
Start understanding (and quantifying) risks
Have a play with some of the tools
Age Gap:
agegap.shef.ac.uk/
MyCarg:
agegap.shef.ac.uk/
Prognosis:
eprognosis.ucsf.edu/
#BOPA2020 #GeriOnc
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
Start understanding (and quantifying) risks
Have a play with some of the tools
Age Gap:
agegap.shef.ac.uk/
MyCarg:
agegap.shef.ac.uk/
Prognosis:
eprognosis.ucsf.edu/
#BOPA2020 #GeriOnc
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer retweeted
Proud to have this in @BJSurgery. Important initiative on finding the best treatment for the elderly BC patient👍🏻‼️😷 Stay tuned for more 👇🏼 @BreastSurgeon @raaudisio @lyndawyld @ESSOnews @BASO_ACS @TheMammaryFold1 @clinicallibrar1 @SKFredaktion @BreastCaNews @AgeGapStudy – at Umeå, Sverige
Free to access in BJS' October issue: Breast cancer surgery in older women: outcomes of the Bridging Age Gap in Breast Cancer study ow.ly/Fms030ra7jP @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1
We are so pleased that the Age Gap decision tool is being used across the world! If you are a user it would be great to get your feedback via a short survey agegap.shef.ac.uk
Thanks!
@NABCOP_news @BreastDocUK @macmillancancer @BreastSurgeon @nicolobattisti @NIHRevidence
