The incidence, clinicopathological characteristics and the survival outcomes among young breast cancer patients in Alexandria, Egypt

Breast cancer (BC) is predominantly considered a postmenopausal disorder in Western countries, with only 6% being in women below 40.In contrast, developing low-and middleincome countries (LMIC) see a much higher incidence of BC in premenopausal women due to genetic and demographic factors-reaching as much as 25%.The lack of well-established data on the features and prevalence of BC in premenopausal females in LMIC calls for a wholesome assessment of its features.Our retrospective study was conducted at two major oncology centers in Alexandria, Egypt.We included patients aged 18-40 years diagnosed from January 2008 to December 2017.We included non-metastatic patients and extracted data from files and charts.We assessed patients for clinicopathological characteristics, treatments and survival outcomes.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Version 2.0, and survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meir curves.Results were considered statistically significant at a p-value