Patterns of adjuvant care and outcomes of elderly women with stage I breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery: a population-based analysis

PurposeRandomized trials studying endocrine therapy (ET) with and without radiation therapy (RT) following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) have detected differences in local recurrence (LR) but not survival among elderly women with hormone receptor positive stage I breast cancer (BC). We assembled a population-based cohort of such women to examine the use and outcomes associated with or without the administration of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) …