Breast cancer treatment in high-risk elderly patients: A challenging situation and difficult decisions.

Objective: To assess whether high-risk elderly patients with aggressive tumour biology can be offered standard treatment despite having multiple comorbid conditions.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised data of breast cancer patients aged 65 years or above treated between 2006 and 2012,. Data was collected regarding patients' demographics, baseline clinical characteristics, comorbidities, treatment and outcomes.