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 …

The analysis of the causes that have given rise to a change in tendency in the incidence and
mortality rates of breast cancer in the last few decades generates important revelations …

PURPOSE To estimate the risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC) among women with
germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and PALB2 …

Background Studies have failed to identify characteristics of women who have been
diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and have a high or low risk of subsequent …

PURPOSE: To quantify the risk of second primary breast cancer in the contralateral breast
(CB) after radiotherapy (RT) for first breast cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study …

Background Women with a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a high risk of developing
breast cancer and of contralateral cancer after the initial diagnosis of breast cancer …

Purpose To determine whether adjuvant tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer (BC) is
associated with reduced contralateral breast cancer (CBC) risk for BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 …

The feminist women's health movement of the 1960s and 1970s is credited with creating
significant changes in the healthcare industry and bringing women's health issues to public …

Background There is evidence that cancer survivors are at increased risk of second primary
cancers. Changes in the prevalence of risk factors and diagnostic techniques may have …

Purpose Because the incidence of breast cancer is increasing and prognosis is improving, a
growing number of women are at risk of developing bilateral disease. Little is known …