hrp0086wg6.4 | ESPE Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Working Group (PAG) | ESPE2016

Breast Cancer Risk in Adolescent Girls

Copson Ellen

Background: Less than 1% of breast cancer cases occur in women aged <25 years but young age at diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of recurrence and inferior survival compared to older patients. Breast tumours from young patients have an increased incidence of adverse pathological features; however it is not clear whether this fully explains poor outcomes.Objective and hypotheses: The Prospective Study of Outcomes in Sporadic and Hereditar...