Opportunities for Public Health Communication, Intervention, and Future Research on Breast Cancer in Younger Women.

Buchanan N, Roland KB, Rodriguez JL, Miller JW, Fairley T.

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1 Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .

Abstract

Abstract Background: Approximately 6% of breast cancers in the United States occur in women under the age of 40 years. Compared with women ≥40 years of age, younger women are diagnosed at later stages, have higher rates of recurrence and death, and may be predisposed to secondary breast or ovarian cancer. An informal meeting of experts discussed opportunities for research and public health communication related to breast cancer among young (<40 18="" 2011="" academic="" activities="" activity="" advocacy="" advocates="" although="" and="" as="" assessment="" at="" be="" behavioral="" breast="" cancer.="" care="" centers="" communication="" community="" conclusion:="" control="" counseling="" detection="" diagnosed="" discussed.="" discussed="" disease="" early="" efforts="" environmental="" ethics="" evidence="" experts="" exposures="" factors="" federal="" fertility="" follow-up="" for="" future="" genetic="" genetics="" health.="" health="" highlighted.="" hosted="" ideas="" in="" including="" initiatives.="" is="" issues="" knowledge="" levels="" limited="" may="" methods:="" nutrition="" of="" on="" oncology="" onset="" opportunities="" or="" organize="" p="" physical="" population.="" premenopausal="" prevention="" preventive="" programmatic="" providers="" psychosocial="" public="" regarding="" related="" reproductive="" research="" researchers="" results:="" reviewed="" risk="" science="" screening="" september="" strategies="" survivorship="" the="" themes="" they="" this="" to="" unique="" useful="" well="" were="" with="" women.="" women="" young="">