article_snippet.sent:  8,000 women in more lives 70s are diagnosed and treated for breast cancer .
article_snippet.sent: In a report published two weeks ago, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer pointed out that 8,000 women in the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer 70s are diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.
article_snippet.sent: And while more are diagnosed at a younger age - 12,800 in their 60s and 10,600 in their 50s - more than half of the 12,000 women who die from breast cancer every year are over 70.
article_snippet.sent: And the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer is concerned at the 'slow pace of change'.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer called for the age limit to be raised to at least 76, and possibly to 79. '
article_snippet.sent: There's evidence older women are less likely to get certain treatment for breast cancer than younger women.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, researchers at the University of Sussex said women over 70 in the UK who are diagnosed with the disease have only a one-in-seven chance of receiving the chemotherapy that is standard treatment for younger patients.
article_snippet.sent: A study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, published in the British Journal of Cancer, reported that women over 70 are 12 per cent less likely to survive breast cancer after three years than women of the same age in Sweden, where screening in most of the country continues to 74.
article_snippet.sent: Sean Duffy, national clinical director for cancer at NHS England, last year warned: 'Around 2,000 deaths from breast cancer in older women could be avoided each year in NHS England if survival rates matched the best in Europe.'
article_snippet.sent: Researchers found this had led to only a small increase in the discovery of advanced breast cancer, while the number of early-stage tumours detected increased considerably.
article_snippet.sent: For every woman found to have advanced cancer, another 20 would be diagnosed with small, slow-growing tumours that might not affect every woman found to have advanced cancer life expectancy but would lead to major surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
article_snippet.sent: Lead researcher Dr Gerrit Jan-Liefers, of Leiden University Medical Centre, said: 'The chances of older women recovering from such severe treatment is far less than for younger women.'
article_snippet.sent: Older women are more likely to suffer from chronic health problems alongside cancer, Lead researcher Dr Gerrit Jan-Liefers, of Leiden University Medical Centre pointed out. '
article_snippet.sent: Cancer charities warn that this gives the message that women no longer need to worry about breast cancer.
article_snippet.sent: Jane Murphy, clinical nurse specialist at Breast Cancer Care, says: 'It's clear from calls to our helpline many older women believe that because many older women aren't being invited, many older women are no longer at risk.'
article_snippet.sent: This should be 'based on remaining life expectancy, breast cancer risk, functional status and patients' preferences', says Dr Jan-Liefers.