NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY Breast cancer is the most common cancer in younger women (≤ 50 years at time of diagnosis), who comprise approximately 19% of incident breast cancer cases. Improved survival after a breast cancer diagnosis has focused attention on the impact of the disease and its treatments on long-term outcomes in younger women. Studies have consistently shown that younger women have greater psychological and physical morbidity after breast cancer than older women and age-matched women with no cancer history, including elevated levels of depression. Depression has been linked to treatment non-adherence and predicts shorter recurrence-free and overall survival in women with breast cancer,…
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