Journal of Korean Breast Cancer Society  2002;5(4):319-322

doi:10.4048/jkbcs.2002.5.4.319

Prognostic Significance of Hormonal Receptors in Very Young Women with Early Breast Cancer.

Woo Chan PARK 1 ; Kwan Su SUNG ; Jeong Soo KIM ; Se Jung OH ; Seung Hye CHOI ; Young Kyoung YOU ; Hea Myung CHUN ; In Chul KIM ; Sang Seol JUNG

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Keywords

Breast cancer; Very young women; Hormonal receptors; Prognosis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

PURPOSE: The prognosis of breast cancer in very young women is generally considered to be unfavorable. In addition, younger patients (<35 years) with estrogen- receptor (ER) positive tumor had shown a significantly worse disease- free survival than younger patients with ER negative tumors. To confirm the prognostic effects of ER on the survival in very young Korean women with early breast cancer, we performed a retrospective study with survival analyses according to the expression of hormonal receptors. METHODS: Total 74 very young women with early breast cancer (invasive ductal carcinoma, NOS, < or=35 years, and stage