A LIFESTYLE AND BREAST CANCER IN YOUNG WOMEN: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Iany Tomasi Unesc
  • Anna Lis Belmudes
  • Júlia Weber Dandolini
  • Yasmin Hilbert Bussolo
  • Brenda Rodrigues Sousa
  • Claudia Cipriano Vidal Heluany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18616/inova.v15i4.9543

Abstract

: Breast cancer is most often a disease of the older population, with only 5 to 7% of patients diagnosed under 40 years of age. However, young age at diagnosis of breast cancer has emerged worldwide and is associated with a higher risk of relapse and death even when more aggressive therapies are administered. This leads to a disproportionate number of lives lost to cancer each year.  Positive energy balance, a consequence of excess caloric intake and insufficient energy expenditure, results in an increase in adipose tissue, leading to excess weight and/or obesity and both obesity and physical inactivity increase the risk of developing breast cancer and progressing into all ages. This review is justified by the growing concern about the change in the epidemiological age pattern being affected by breast cancer, and mainly by the modifiable risk factors associated with lifestyle that may be the main contributors. It aims to support characteristics such as obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol and tobacco consumption as risk factors for breast cancer in premenopausal patients.

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Published

2025-03-11