Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Freedman RA, Sedrak MS, Bellon JR, Block CC, Lin NU, King TA, Minami C, VanderWalde N, Jolly TA, Muss HB, Winer EP. Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 355-359. PMID: 32449757, PMCID: PMC7313961, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsBreast cancerSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposureTreatment-related toxicityMultidisciplinary treatment approachBreast cancer patientsUnique clinical considerationsCOVID-19Chemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseTreatment delayCancer patientsFunctional statusCare considerationsTreatment decisionsFunctional declineTherapeutic benefitTreatment prioritiesClinical considerationsTreatment approachesPatientsOlder adultsCOVID-19 pandemicCancerToxicity