Doctors Are Seeing More Aggressive Breast Cancer in Younger Women than Expected
A study covering 11 years in Western New York found 80.7% of 1,799 breast cancers in women 18-49 were invasive, highlighting gaps in current screening guidelines.
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Doctors are seeing more aggressive breast cancer in younger women than expected
Younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer more often than screening guidelines anticipate. Many of these cancers are invasive and harder to treat, especially in those under 40. After analyzing 11 years of data, researchers found that this age group makes up a steady and significant share of diagnoses. The results support a stronger push for earlier risk evaluation.
More and more often, young women who do not fall into screening programmes are affected by breast cancer. A recent study shows that a large part of it develops invasive tumours.
A Surprising Number of Younger Women Are Getting Breast Cancer
Breast cancer in younger women is more common—and more aggressive—than current screening guidelines suggest. Stable trends across 11 years show a need for earlier, personalized risk evaluation. A review of data from seven outpatient centers in the New York region shows that 20 to 24% of all breast cancers detected over an 11-year period occurred [...]
Study reveals alarming number of invasive breast cancers in younger women
A study of data from seven outpatient facilities in the New York region found that 20–24% of all the breast cancers diagnosed during an 11-year period were found in women aged 18 to 49, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Study Reveals Alarming Number of Invasive Breast Cancers in Younger Women
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A study of data from seven outpatient facilities in the New York region found that 20-24% of all the breast cancers diagnosed during an 11-year period were found in women age 18 to 49,…
Breast Cancer in Younger Women: New Study Finds Surprising Prevalence
A study that used data from a community breast imaging facility over an 11-year period found that nearly 1 in 4 breast-cancer diagnoses were in women younger than 50. The study, presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, highlights how many younger women with breast cancer may be going undiagnosed. “Younger women consistently make up a considerable volume of the women diagnosed with breast cancer in our practice, a gr…
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