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ArticleGland surgery2021

Clinicopathological characteristics and treatment of young women with breast cancer in China: a nationwide multicenter 10-year retrospective study.

Wei Zhang, Bai-Lin Zhang, Jian-Jun He, Jin-Hu Fan, Jing Li, Bin Zhang, Hong-Jian Yang, Xiao-Ming Xie, Zhong-Hua Tang, Hui Li and 5 more

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Wei ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Bai-Lin ZhangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Institute/Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union of Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jian-Jun HeDepartment of Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Jin-Hu FanDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jing LiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Bin ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Hong-Jian YangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Xiao-Ming XieDepartment of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Zhong-Hua TangDepartment of Breast-thyroid Surgery, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hui LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
Jia-Yuan LiDepartment of Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shu-Lian WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
You-Lin QiaoDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Rong HuangDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Pin ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNCentral South University · CNLiaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · CNSichuan Cancer Hospital · CNSichuan University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundBreast cancer is currently the most common female malignancy in China. However, the clinical features and overall prognosis of young women diagnosed with this malignancy remain unclear. This study aimed to describe the clinicopathological characteristics of young patients (≤34 years of age) with breast cancer and explore the current treatment approaches used in China.

methodsThis was a hospital-based, multicenter, retrospective study of women with breast cancer across seven Chinese hospitals from 1999 to 2008. A total of 295 young (≤34 years of age) patients (research group) and 2,119 women aged 35 to 49 years (control group) were included in the study. Patient epidemiology, pre-operative examinations, clinical pathology, and treatment were analyzed.

resultsThe percentage of young patients with breast cancer in the study group was 7.01%. These young women had a lower body mass index (BMI), a higher level of education, a lower number of previous births, and a lower history of breastfeeding than the control group (P<0.05). Increasingly, pre-operative use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are being used to diagnose breast cancer in young women in China. In young women with breast cancer, breast cancer not otherwise specified (NOS) was the primary pathology. The carcinoma in young women was more prone to lymph node metastasis, showed less progesterone receptor (PR) expression, and was more advanced than observed in the control group (P<0.05). We found that the number of young breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery in China is increasing.

conclusionsYoung breast cancer patients display unique clinicopathological features, including tumors of a higher grade than those aged 35 years or older. As breast cancer is more aggressive in younger women, prevention and early diagnosis are critical, and new policies should be developed in line with these findings.

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