Although breast cancer in young women is still rare, affecting only 4-6 percent of women under the age of 40, in recent years, research is showing that cancers are on the rise for younger Americans under 50. Breast cancer accounts for the highest number of cancer cases in younger people according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Deborah Toppmeyer, MD, chief medical officer, director of the Breast Oncology Program, director of the LIFE Center and chief of medical oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, whose clinical expertise includes younger women with breast cancer, shares what young women should know. Read more at cinj.org.
Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD - chief medical officer, director of the Breast Oncology Program, director of the LIFE Center and chief of medical oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.