Increased Risk for Second Primary Malignancies in Women with Breast Cancer Diagnosed at Young Age: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lee, Kuan-Der; Chen, Shin-Cheh; Chan, Chunghuang Hubert; Lu, Chang-Hsien; Chen, Chih-Cheng; Lin, Jen-Tsun; Chen, Miao-Fen; Huang, Shih-Hao; Yeh, Chun-Ming; Chen, Min-Chi
- Source
- Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Oct2008, Vol. 17 Issue 10, p2647-2655, 9p, 5 Charts, 3 Graphs
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- ISSN
- 10559965
The article presents a study on the increased risk of second breast cancer in women who have initial diagnosis of breast cancer at a young age in Taiwan. A population-based research was conducted using data from the Taiwan National Cancer Registry (TNCR) from 1979 to 2003. Ratios and cumulative incidences of second cancer among 53,783 women with initial cancer were compared. It suggests that risk and survival probabilities for second breast cancer differed from age and diagnosis of the illness.