The Influence of Age Limitation of the German Breast Cancer-Screening Program on Female Patients Older Than 69 Years: A Single-Institutional Retrospective Study Influence of age limit on BC

Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud (1)
(1) Radiotherapy Department, Südharz Klinikum Nordhausen gGmbH, Nordhausen, Germany, Germany

Abstract

Background: The breast cancer-screening program is defined as including women between 50 and 69 years old and aims to detect breast cancer in its early stages, which improves the survival outcome. The aim of this study is to explore the differences between female cancer patients at ages between 50 and 69 years old and those older than 69 years regarding the initial tumor stage, method of tumor detection, and conducted oncological treatment.


Methods: Between January 2017 and August 2020, we recruited all breast cancer female patients older than 69 years old who were diagnosed with breast cancer and planned to receive radiotherapy. A similar sample size of female patients between 50 and 69 years old, who were presented to receive radiotherapy at the defined time of the study, was used as a reference group to be compared with the study group.


Results: We identified 132 female patients older than 69 years with breast cancer, who were presented in our department to receive radiotherapy. The control group was represented by 131 female patients at the ages between 50 and 69 years old. The most common stage detected at the time of diagnosis in both groups was stage IA which represented 29% of the study group and 41% of the controlled group. The incidence of Stage IV is significantly higher in the study group (9%) in comparison to the control group (0.8%).


Conclusion: Stage IA is the most common tumor stage detected among female patients older than 69 years as well as those involved in the breast cancer-screening program. The incidence of metastatic disease is significantly higher among patients not involved in the screening program.

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Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud
farag.elsayed@hotmail.com (Primary Contact)
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Abdelmaqsoud A. The Influence of Age Limitation of the German Breast Cancer-Screening Program on Female Patients Older Than 69 Years: A Single-Institutional Retrospective Study: Influence of age limit on BC. Arch Breast Cancer [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 12 [cited 2024 Dec. 10];10(3):256-61. Available from: https://www.archbreastcancer.com/index.php/abc/article/view/737

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