Functional disability is high in newly diagnosed older breast cancer patients

As per the study published in an online journal Cancer conducted by American Cancer Society suggest that the increasing breast cancer patients can get benefit by getting therapy by improving their physical function. This research is worked upon in the light that many elder women who are newly diagnosed with the problem have breast cancer have difficulty in doing their daily work. The researcher Cynthia Owusu, MD, MS, from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland explains the study, “These findings have implications for cancer treatment decision-making since optimum functional status is a key factor considered in treatment selection. At-risk groups for functional disability, such as older African-Americans, may be less likely to tolerate standard treatment and therefore interventions ought to be developed to improve their physical function. Moreover, such individuals may be more likely to experience persistent functional decline after treatment, further worsening their survival outcomes.”