Prevalence and risk of skeletal complications and use of radiation therapy in elderly women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer

Real-world data regarding patient factors associated with the occurrence of spinal cord compression (SCC) or pathological fracture (PF), or need for bone surgery (BS), or use of radiation therapy (RAD) (i.e. skeletal complications and radiation therapy; SCRT) are limited for women with metastatic br...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e0193661
Main Authors:	Hussain, Arif, Yong, Candice, Tkaczuk, Katherine H. R., Qian, Yi, Arellano, Jorge, Mullins, C. Daniel, Onukwugha, Eberechukwu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2018 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biology and Life Sciences Bone transplantation Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Care and treatment Female Fractures, Spontaneous - epidemiology Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery Humans Medicare Medicine and Health Sciences Neoplasm Metastasis Prevalence Radiotherapy Risk Factors SEER Program Spinal cord compression Spinal Cord Compression - epidemiology Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - surgery United States - epidemiology
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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