Villarreal-Garza Cynthia, Castro-Sánchez Andrea
"Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atención e Investigación de Mujéres Jóvenes con Cáncer de Mama en México", Mexico City, Mexico.
Centro de Cáncer de Mama, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L.
Rev Invest Clin. 2017 Jul-Aug;69(4):179-180.
Young women with breast cancer (BC) are a special population with distinctive genetic, clinical, and psychosocial features and requirements based on at least three considerations: (1) Cancer presentation at young age is often diagnosed at advanced stages, hence its prognosis is worse compared to their older counterparts1,2; (2) young BC patients often receive aggressive and prolonged systemic treatments that can be associated with significant long-term morbidity3; and (3) young women with BC experience substantial psychosocial vulnerability resulting from high levels of distress and depression associated with oncological interventions4. These factors pose complex issues for young patients with BC, particularly in regard to their family dynamics, social and professional lives, and self-development, thereby substantially undermining their quality of life.
患有乳腺癌（BC）的年轻女性是一个特殊群体，基于至少三个方面的考虑，她们具有独特的遗传、临床以及心理社会特征和需求：（1）年轻时患癌往往在晚期才被诊断出来，因此与年长患者相比，其预后更差1,2；（2）年轻的乳腺癌患者通常会接受积极且长期的全身治疗，这可能会导致严重的长期并发症3；（3）患有乳腺癌的年轻女性由于与肿瘤干预相关的高度痛苦和抑郁而经历大量心理社会脆弱性4。这些因素给年轻的乳腺癌患者带来了复杂的问题，尤其是在她们的家庭关系、社会和职业生活以及自我发展方面，从而极大地损害了她们的生活质量。
