Breast cancer in Chinese women younger than age 40: are they different from their older counterparts?

World Journal of Surgery
Ava KwongSilvia Lau

Abstract

Breast cancer in young women is uncommon, but when it does occur it has been reported to have aggressive biological characteristics. The incidence of breast cancer peaks at age 40 in Hong Kong Chinese women, earlier than in Caucasians. This study is the first to report the tumor characteristics and management of breast cancer in Chinese women younger than age 40 and a comparison with their older counterparts. Demographic and clinicopathologic findings of 1,485 Chinese women with breast cancer seen during the period September 2003 to November 2006 were prospectively recorded, and comparisons were made between those who were under the age of 40 and those 40 years of age and older. These results were then compared with a reference population obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database between 2003 and 2004. 17.6% of the women were younger than 40 years old, and age distribution was significantly different from women in the SEER database. The mean age at menarche was lower in women under age 40 (p < 0.0005), and age at first live birth was also higher (p = 0.017). The rate of first detection by screening mammography was significantly higher among women who were 40 of age and older (p = 0.002). Breas...Continue Reading

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