Unique challenges and outcomes of young women with breast cancers from a tertiary care cancer centre in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young (≤40 years) breast cancers (YBC) are uncommon, inadequately represented in trials and have unique concerns and merit studying.

Methods

The YBC treated with a curative intent between 2015 and 2016 at our institute were analysed.

Results

There were 1228 patients with a median age of 36 (12-40) years; 38 (3.1%) had Stage I, 455 (37.1%) - II, 692 (56.3%) -III, and remaining 43 (3.5%) Stage IV (oligo-metastatic) disease; 927 (75.5%) were node positive; 422 (34.4%) were Triple negatives (TNBC), 331 (27%) were HER-2 positive. There were 549 (48.2%) breast conservations and 591 (51.8%) mastectomies of which 62 (10.4%) underwent breast reconstruction. 1143 women received chemotherapy, 617 (53.9%) received as neoadjuvant and 142 (23.1%) had pathological complet

SUBMITTER: Bajpai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527043 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature