A trial to study the place of surgery in elderly women with breast cancer treated by tamoxife
- Conditions
- BreastCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN72493595
- Lead Sponsor
- K Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research (UKCCCR)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Aged >70 years
2. Histological, cytological or unequivocal mammographic confirmation of carcinoma of the breast
3. Operable breast cancer
4. No metastases
5. No previous malignancy, except skin cancer or adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix
6. Fit and willing to receive either treatment
1. Patients with bilateral breast cancer are excluded
2. Patients with Paget's disease without a palpable lump, in situ carcinoma or an impalpable lesion shown on mammograph alone are excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration