Progress on diagnosis and treatment of early young female breast cancer / 天津医药

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Compared with older patients, young breast cancer has unique clinicopathological characteristics, with lower detective rate and worse prognosis. Multidisciplinary individual-based therapy is of great significance in maximizing therapeutic benefits, as well as minimizing their side effects. Today more and more young patients are eager to reserve reproductive functions at the same time. This article reviews the progress on screen?ing and diagnostic measures, comprehensive treatments, and reproductive endocrine problems brought by therapies in early young breast cancer.