Avtor/Urednik		Ribnikar, Domen; Ratoša, Ivica; Perhavec, Andraž; Amir, Eitan
Naslov		General overview and treatment recommendations for young women with breast cancer
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 69, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2017
Obseg		str. 77-93
ISSN		0034-8376 - Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Breast cancer in young women is a complex disease to manage due to its biological heterogeneity and special issues related to toxicity of different treatment strategies. Defining a cut-off for young age has been challenging since it is not clear whether the prognostic effect of age is continuously variable or whether there are certain thresholds at which the prognosis changes (e.g. those < 50 years of age or <- 35 years of age). In this review article, we define young patients as those being premenopausal. In addition, we discuss the most recent data of the biological diversity of breast cancer arising in premenopausal patients and current treatment modalities in early and advanced settings. Survivorship, with special emphasis on the importance of early supportive care, is also discussed.
Proste vsebinske oznake		starost biologija BRCA rak dojke mlade ženske age biology BRCA breast cancer young women