In the USA patients are often 'over treated' in comparison to Australia. In Australia it is common to treat ER+ PR+ HER2- early stage cancer with lumpectomy surgery, 3-4 weeks radiation and 5 years hormone tablets. In the USA those same patients might undergo mastectomy with full axillary clearance, radiation, chemo and 10+ years hormone tablets. If the article is looking at scaling back treatment for early stage hormone positive cancers to be more in line with Australia that might be a good thing.
I totally agree that people in their 70s still have plenty of living to do... putting everyone through unnecessary treatments that can take a decade to recover from might decrease quality of life.
