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Growing evidence shows that the youth and young adult years are key times for helping prevent breast cancer later in life. Family history of cancer other than breast or ovarian cancer in firstdegree relatives is associated with poor breast cancer prognosis junlong song, chuang chen, jingping yuan, juanjuan li, shengrong. Breast cancer forms in the tissues of the breast and can occur in both men and women. Comprehensive cancer control involves prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.
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