Do elderly breast cancer patients have poorer survival outcome?

Aim The aim of the present study was to compare breast cancer in elderly patients to their younger counterparts, and look for factors affecting the survival of elderly patients. Patients and Methods A retrospective study of breast cancer patients who had surgery at a university hospital from 2000 to 2015 was performed. Stage on presentation, tumour characteristics and modalities of treatment for patients aged >70 years were compared with those aged 70 years . The 5‐year overall survival for elderly patients was 76.9 per cent, which was poorer than their younger counterparts (89.5 per cent, P = 0.000). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the use of adjuvant hormonal therapy (P = 0.001, hazard ratio: 0.481), advanced T‐stage (P