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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Anders CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2894028 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seminars in oncology 20090601 3
Approximately 7% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before the age of 40 years, and this disease accounts for more than 40% of all cancer in women in this age group. Survival rates are worse when compared to those in older women, and multivariate analysis has shown younger age to be an independent predictor of adverse outcome. Inherited syndromes, specifically BRCA1 and BRCA2, must be considered when developing treatment algorithms for younger women. Chemotherapy, endocrine, and local the ...[more]