**9. Conclusion**

Breast cancer is a serious health problem in the elderly female population. The approach to treating healthy women aged 65–70 years should be similar to treating younger patients with a similar stage and biological subtype of breast cancer.

Greater individualization of treatment is necessary for patients with worse functional status and evidence of frailty syndrome. The need for closer cooperation with geriatricians should be also pointed out, especially when determining the management plan and conducting systemic therapy in this group of patients.

There is also a great need for research on the appropriate choice of therapy for elderly breast cancer patients. This is of particular importance in early and locally advanced breast cancer patients.
