Elderly Patient Involvement in the Decision-Making Process of Breast Cancer Management in Kuwait.

Introduction: Worldwide statistics highlight that around 40% of breast cancer cases occur in patients aged 65 years and above, with expectations that this will increase as the population gets older. Cancer management in elderly patients is still unclear and depends primarily on individual oncologist decisions. The literature suggests that elderly breast cancer patients receive less intensive chemotherapy than younger patients, which is mainly attributed to a lack of effective individualized assessment or age bias.