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Age and molecular subtypes: Impact on surgical decisions
Author(s) -
Pilewskie Melissa,
King Tari A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23604
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cancer , oncology , surgery
Both young patient age and breast cancer molecular subtype impact local recurrence rates and long‐term prognosis for women with breast cancer. Although rates of local recurrence are consistently higher in young women and those with high‐risk molecular subtypes, this risk does not appear to be overcome by more extensive surgery. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 110:8–14 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.