Breast cancer is a substantial contributor to adolescent and young adult (AYA)
malignancies, defined as a diagnosis of cancer between the ages of 15 and 39. In the …

In the United States, one in 196 women is diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 40
years. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs), of age 15-39 years at diagnosis, experience a …

Breast cancer in young women is a significant issue—7% of all female breast cancer is
diagnosed in women under 40 years of age. Young women with breast cancer (YWBC) face …

Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among adolescent and
young adult (AYA) women, accounting for approximately 14% of all AYA cancer diagnoses …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer of adolescents and young adult (AYA) women
aged 15 to 39 years, accounting for 5.6% of all invasive breast cancer in women. In …

Although breast cancer is rare and understudied in adults age 40 and younger, recent
epidemiologic data show an increasing incidence of breast cancer among young women in …

© AlphaMed Press 2013 manner, indicated that breast tumours arising in younger women
were enriched for 367 biologically relevant gene sets when compared with older women [6] …

Increased recent attentionin medicine, the media, and by the public in general has
generated the perception that rates of breast cancer among young women have been …

BACKGROUND: Young women with breast cancer (YWBC) are more likely to have
aggressive disease, carry mutations for hereditary cancer genes, and experience higher …

Young women with breast cancer face a variety of problems unique to or accentuated by
their age. Attention to these concerns is warranted, yet research has revealed inadequacies …