Risk of first recurrence after treatment in a population-based cohort of young women with breast cancer
Robin Schaffar,
Simone Benhamou,
Pierre O. Chappuis
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Breast cancer (BC) in women under 45 is rare yet often aggressive. We aim to analyze loco-regional recurrences (LR), distant recurrences (DR), second breast cancers, and mortality in young BC patients.
Methods
We enrolled 776 women with non-metastatic BC ≤45 years diagnosed from 1970 to 2012. Variables included age, family history, tumor stage/grade, and treatment. We used multivariate Cox regression and competing risk models.
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