Different prognosis of young breast cancer patients in their 20s and 30s depending on subtype: a nationwide study from the Korean Breast Cancer Society.

Jai Min RyuJonghan YuSeung Il KimKu Sang KimHyeong-Gon MoonJung Eun ChoiJoon JeongKyung Do ByunSeok Jin NamJeong Eon LeeSe Kyung LeeSeok Won Kim

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2017)

Patients in their 20s with breast cancer had unfavorable characteristics and worse prognosis than patients in their 30s and 40s. When stratified by tumor subtype, patients in their 20s with luminal subtype of breast cancer showed worse prognosis than older patients, whereas HER-2 and TNBC subtypes showed no significant differences.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
young adults
middle aged