Presentation of breast cancer in young women
Ruddy K, Gelber S, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Come S, Kereakoglow S, Lin N, Winer E, Partridge A. Presentation of breast cancer in young women. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 6608-6608. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.6608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSigns/symptomsMedical attentionBreast cancerYoung womenDiagnostic delayMedian timeExact testInitial signsProspective multicenter cohort studyInitial signs/symptomsLarge modern cohortPotential diagnostic delayMulticenter cohort studyClinical breast examBreast Self-ExamPredictors of delayFisher's exact testCohort studyModern cohortMedian agePatient factorsPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsSystemic symptomsBreast exam