BACKGROUND. Over the past several decades, the incidence of prolonged survival after a
diagnosis of cancer has increased; however, little is known regarding the long‐term health …

Objective Chemotherapy is less often prescribed in older individuals due to concerns about
post-treatment morbidity and quality of life. We evaluated the physical performance of breast …

Background The long‐term consequences of chemotherapy and radiotherapy result in a
high prevalence and early onset of age‐related chronic diseases in survivors. We aimed to …

Background Frailty is associated with an increased risk of chemotherapy toxicity. Cellular
markers of inflammation can help identify patients with frailty characteristics. However, the …

Purpose/Objectives: To explore interactions among personal, cancer, aging, and symptom
variables relative to physical function (PF) in older adult breast cancer survivors to better …

Background Inflammation is an important candidate mechanism underlying cancer and
cancer treatment-related cognitive impairment. We investigated levels of blood cell–based …

Five-year breast cancer survivors, diagnosed after 65 years of age, may develop more
incident comorbidities than similar populations free of cancer. We investigated whether older …

Purpose During the 5 years after primary breast cancer diagnosis for women≥ 65 years old,
we examined factors associated with change in emotional well-being. Patients and Methods …

Men and women aged over 65 years represent 60% of the 10.8 million cancer survivors in
the US. The proportion of older cancer survivors will increase significantly with the aging of …

Objectives To analyze self‐reported changes in physical function in older women with breast
cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. Design Secondary analysis of the Cancer and …