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Breast Reconstruction in the Elderly

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Advanced age (in itself) is not a contraindication to breast reconstruction, and breast reconstruction can be successfully performed on well-selected patients. The safety of reconstruction together with improvements in life expectancy increases the incentive to allow older women with breast carcinoma to be reconstructed without major barriers related to age, functional status, and social support. Future cancer research should be conducted in the elderly to provide more confidence in cancer treatment and to decrease undertreatment in elderly patients.

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Francesca de Lorenzi

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Visnu Lohsiriwat

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    Cicero Urban

  2. , Plastic and Reconstructive Division, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, Milan, 20100, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

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de Lorenzi, F., Lohsiriwat, V. (2013). Breast Reconstruction in the Elderly . In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2652-0_40

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