Guideline conformity treatment in young women with early-onset breast cancer in Germany.

Background: The purpose of the study was to characterize the treatment of young mothers with breast cancer in Germany and to investigate whether it followed applicable guidelines.

Method: Retrospective data obtained between 2002 and 2011 for 1,053 mothers with children of < 12 years of age with adjuvantly treated loco-regional primary breast cancer were analyzed. Collected data included sociodemographic data, TNM stage, biology of tumor and therapies.

Are there changes in characteristics and therapy of young patients with early-onset breast cancer in Germany over the last decade?

Purpose: The objective of the study is to investigate recent changes in patient characteristics and treatment procedures of young breast cancer patients over the last 10 years in Germany.

Methods: The study describes the data of 518 patients who were treated adjuvantly between 2008 and 2011 and participated in a resident mother-child program for rehabilitation (cohort II). The data includes TNM-categories, biology of tumor and therapies.

Characteristics and therapy of premenopausal patients with early-onset breast cancer in Germany.

Purpose: The objective of the study is to investigate what kind of tumors young, premenopausal breast cancer patients in Germany show at diagnosis and how they are treated adjuvantly in comparison with a normally distributed cohort.

Methods: The study describes the data of 535 patients who were treated adjuvantly between 2002 and 2006 and participated in a resident mother-child program for rehabilitation (Groemitz cohort). The data includes TNM categories, biology of tumor and therapies.