Aggressive Breast Cancer in Young Women
Breast Cancer
Aggressive Breast Cancer in Young Women
There are about 11,000 women aged 40 and under diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the U.S. says Dr Ann Partridge, an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. That’s a small percentage of the 260,000 women diagnosed annually in this country.
But in some ways a diagnosis for a younger woman can often be even more devastating because, as Dr Partridge says, the cancer is likely to be a more aggressive form of the disease and also at an advanced stage, because screening for younger women is not standard.
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There are about 11,000 women aged 40 and under diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the U.S. says Dr Ann Partridge, an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. That’s a small percentage of the 260,000 women diagnosed annually in this country.
But in some ways a diagnosis for a younger woman can often be even more devastating because, as Dr Partridge says, the cancer is likely to be a more aggressive form of the disease and also at an advanced stage, because screening for younger women is not standard.
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
Treatment: Choosing Your Treatment
Treatment: Early Stages
Treatment: Hormone Treatments
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Treatment: Surgery
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Treatment: Explaining the Options
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Treatment: Reconstruction
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Treatment: Lymphedema
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