Defining age cut off age for "Young patients" with breast cancer

Defining age cut off age for "Young patients" with breast cancer.

Young-age prostate cancer.

Although prostate cancer is a disease of the elderly, its diagnosis is not uncommonly made in men younger than 55 years. Both ethnic, familial and genetic factors play a role in the early onset of prostate cancer, but the biology, particularly of low-grade prostate cancers detected at young age is not well understood. Autopsy studies have shown a high prevalence of Gleason score 6 prostate canc...

Young age as an independent adverse prognostic factor in premenopausal patients with breast cancer.

Breast cancer in younger patients appears to be more aggressive than disease occurring in older patients. Even though large population-based studies suggest poorer survival of patients younger than 35 years, data demonstrating the relationship of age and prognosis within premenopausal cohorts are much more scarce and conflicting. In this retrospective analysis of 885 premenopausal patients, the...

Unique Features of Young Age Breast Cancer and Its Management

Young age breast cancer (YABC) has unique clinical and biological features that are not seen in older patients. Breast tumor biology is more aggressive and is associated with an unfavorable prognosis in younger women. The diagnosis of breast cancer is often delayed, resulting in their initial presentation with more advanced disease. Together, these characteristics lead to a poorer prognosis in ...

defining the meaning of age

extract   if you are young, old or in midlife your new ages activities have different meaning to past times.   same as the other societies in our society, age is one of the essential dimensions of organizations and social associations. for example our school system is based on the students' ages. student behavior is different of their adult teachers based on the ages. more or less families...