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Purpose: This study is aimed at assessing the individual characteristics of patients aged 65 and older who are in the breast disease service and the positions of elderly individuals in the breast disease service. Tools and Methods: The study included 587 patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Breast Diseases of the Antalya Education and Research Hospital between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people aged 65 years and older have been recognized as older. The demographic data of these patients, the causes of departure, the number of departure days, posterior anterior lungs graphs and departure cases were recorded in the data form. All patients aged 65 and above were included in the study, while people under 65 were dismissed. During the study period, the first hospitals were taken into consideration. Results: 587 patients with an average age of 76,5±7,4 years were included in the study. The patient's average sleep period was identified for breast disease service for 7 (1-88) days. According to the patient’s residence causes, chronic obstructive lung disease (KOAH) was identified as inflammation (n=181; 30.8 %), pneumonia (n=166; 28.3 %), non-specific sub- respiratory infection (n=78; 13.3 %) and asthma attack (n=63; 10.7 %). There were 419 (71.4 percent) patients with an additional disease, and the frequently identified additional diseases were cardiovascular (n=267; 63.7 percent), endocrinological (n=114; 27.2 percent) and neurological (n=91; 21.7 percent). The mortality rate of followed patients was 4.4 percent (n = 26). Result: As a result, breast diseases in geriatric diseases aged 65 and over are the causes of infection of KOAH inflammation and pneumonia. The most frequently accompanied complicated conditions are cardiovascular diseases.

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