JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Nov 16 2009
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10.1200/JCO.2009.24.9292
Age-Related Variations in the Use of Axillary Staging May Explain the Increased Risk of Axillary Lymph Node Involvement in Older Women With Breast Cancer
Adri C. Voogd1, Grard A.P. Nieuwenhuijzen2, and Jan Willem W. Coebergh3
1 Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Research Institute Growth and Development, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
2 Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
3 Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Eindhoven and Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands