Older women and breast cancer
Improving outcomes and experiences for older women with breast cancer
Breast cancer risk increases with age and getting older is the second biggest risk factor after being female. Older women with breast cancer have poorer relative survival rates, highlighting the necessity to improve early diagnosis and ensure optimum treatment for this group. It is also important that the breast cancer support and information needs of older women are addressed. Breast Cancer Care has published recommendations on how to improve outcomes and experiences for older women in a policy briefing, supported by Age UK. You can download a copy of the briefing and the executive summary below.
Better Access Better Services
The Better Access Better Services (BABS) project (Breast Cancer Care in collaboration with King’s College, London) included a study that investigated the breast cancer experiences of older women through a focus group and semi-structured telephone interviews. You can download a copy of the BABS reports below.
Spotlight campaign
Improve care for patients with secondary breast cancer
