Breast cancer can behave differently in older women. This physician is making more tailored treatments a reality

Neil Carleton, a STAT Wunderkind, is studying whether dialing back treatment in some cases is beneficial for older women with breast cancer.

老年女性占乳腺癌患者近半，却长期被临床试验排除，治疗方式也往往与年轻患者无异。肿瘤学家Neil Carleton通过电子病历提示减少不必要的手术，并发现肿瘤局部合成雌激素的机制与血液ctDNA监测的潜力，推动为老年患者量身定制治疗。