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Objective: To review the characteristics of breast cancer in young women. Material and methods: The scientific literature was reviewed, indicating the etiological factors, diagnostic methods and treatment options, with special reference to the factors that can concur in young patients such as premature menopause, loss of fertility, pregnancy after breast cancer and breast cancer during pregnancy. Results: Importantly, breast cancer in young women is very rare but is on the increase. Tumors are larger in young women and have positive margins, making the disease more aggressive and leading to higher mortality. Diagnosis is more difficult than in older women and the triple test |
