Currently, breast cancer affects approximately 12% of women worldwide. While the
incidence of breast cancer rises with age, a younger age at diagnosis is linked to increased …

Breast cancer arising at a young age is relatively uncommon, particularly in the developed
world. Several studies have demonstrated that younger patients often experience a more …

Background Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is more intense in younger women. Because
FCR is a powerful determinant of quality of life, identifying those at risk for persistently …

Background: There is limited knowledge about prognosis of selected breast cancer subtypes
among very young women. Patients and methods: We explored patterns of recurrence by …

Young age breast cancer (YABC) has unique clinical and biological features that are not
seen in older patients. Breast tumor biology is more aggressive and is associated with an …

Purpose Most guidelines about fertility preservation are predominantly focused on scientific
evidence, but are less practically orientated. Therefore, practically oriented …

Young age (≤ 40 years) use to be considered an independent risk factor for the prognosis
of women with early-stage breast cancer. We conducted a retrospective analysis to …

Opinion statement Breast cancer (BC) under age 40 is a complex disease to manage due to
the additionally fertility-related factors to be taken in consideration. More than 90% of young …

PURPOSE The 21-gene recurrence score (RS) assay is prognostic among women with
early-stage estrogen receptor–positive (ER+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether young age at onset of breast
cancer is an independent prognostic factor in patients from the Japanese Breast Cancer …