Analysis of clinical features and prognostic factors in young women with stage Ⅰ to Ⅲ breast cancers / 中国现代普通外科进展

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the clinical features and prognosis of breast cancers with different stages in young women. Methods: A retrospective study was made in 61 cases of young patients with breast cancer (≤35 years as young group) and 74 cases of breast cancer patients of control group (36-69 years), who were with stageⅠto Ⅲ disease underwent surgical treatment. Results: The significant differences were observed in pTNM staging and differentiation between two groups. There were no differences between the two groups in stage Ⅰand Ⅱ patients. Significant differences were found between the two groups in stage Ⅲ patients. Conclusion: Breast cancer was with strong invasion in young patients. Early diagnosis and treatment of young women with breast cancer were important to improve the survival rate.