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The data presented on this page is a dynamic and up-to-the-minute profile of the YSC constituency. The statistics are compiled using information provided by the breast cancer survivors who registered or who updated their information at www.youngsurvival.org on or after September 26, 2005, the date of our website relaunch.

Upon relaunching the site, we enhanced and expanded the questionnaire that registrants must complete, therefore the data collected prior to the relaunch has been kept separate from the more comprehensive data collected more recently. To see a snapshot of the YSC constituency on the day of the conversion, click here.

If you've already registered on the site, please update your record by clicking here, so that your current information is reflected on this page as part of the evolving YSC constituency.

All information is self-reported.
Demographic Information
Race/Ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native (15) 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander (212) 2.87%
Black (310) 4.2%
Hispanic/Latina (260) 3.52%
White (4503) 60.95%
Other (188) 2.54%
No Answer Given (1915) 25.92%
Gender:
Female (2081) 28.17%
Male (8) 0.11%
Transgender (0) 0%
No Answer Given (5299) 71.72%
Sexual Orientation:
Bisexual (40) 0.54%
Heterosexual (2735) 37.02%
Lesbian/Gay (32) 0.43%
Queer (6) 0.08%
No Answer Given (4575) 61.92%
Relationship Status:
Divorced (353) 4.78%
Married (3664) 49.59%
Partnered (371) 5.02%
Separated (91) 1.23%
Single (918) 12.43%
Widowed (30) 0.41%
No Answer Given (1961) 26.54%
Diagnosis Information
Age at Diagnosis
18 Years of age and below (14) 0.19%
19 to 25 (236) 3.19%
26 to 30 (844) 11.42%
31 to 35 (1609) 21.78%
36 to 40 (1520) 20.57%
No Answer Given (3165) 42.84%
How Cancer was Found
Felt Lump or Abnormality Accidentally (3040) 41.15%
Mammogram (617) 8.35%
MRI (38) 0.51%
Nipple Discharge (119) 1.61%
Clinical Breast Exam performed by OB/GYN (195) 2.64%
Partner/Spouse (218) 2.95%
Clinical Breast Exam performed by Primary Care Physician (115) 1.56%
Regularly Perfomed Breast Self Examination(635) 8.6%
Ultrasound(83) 1.12%
Other (301) 4.07%
No Answer Given (2027) 27.44%
Initial Diagnosis Type:
DCIS (1048) 14.19%
Infiltrating Ductal (2684) 36.33%
Inflammatory (148) 2%
Invasive Lobular (429) 5.81%
LCIS (80) 1.08%
Paget's Disease (20) 0.27%
Other (582) 7.88%
No Answer (2397) 32.44%
Stage at Diagnosis:
Stage 0 (387) 5.24%
Stage I (1259) 17.04%
Stage IIA (1140) 15.43%
Stage IIB (877) 11.87%
Stage IIIA (596) 8.07%
Stage IIIB (273) 3.7%
Stage IV (193) 2.61%
No Answer Given (2434) 32.95%
Tumor Size
Less than 2cm (1609) 21.78%
2 to 5cm (935) 12.66%
More than 5cm (472) 6.39%
No Tumor Detected (365) 4.94%
No Answer Given (4007) 54.24%
Hormone and Her2 Status
Estrogen Receptive Negative (1497) 20.26%
Estrogen Receptive Positive (3018) 40.85%
HER-2/neu Negative(2247) 30.41%
HER-2/neu Positive(1247) 16.88%
Progesterone Receptive Negative(1496) 20.25%
Progesterone Receptive Positive (1765) 23.89%
No Answer Given - (2728) 36.92%
Treatment Information
Surgery
Double Mastectomy (1265) 17.12%
Lumpectomy (2148) 29.07%
Modified Radical Mastectomy (1434) 19.41%
Partial Mastectomy (360) 4.87%
Prophylactic Mastectomy (372) 5.04%
Other (273) 3.7%
No Surgery (373) 5.05%
No Answer Given (1163) 15.74%
Lymph Node Involvement
Yes (2371) 32.09%
No (2414) 32.67%
No Answer Given (2603) 35.23%
Lymph Node Dissection Type
Axillary (2781) 37.64%
Sentinel (2181) 29.52%
None (375) 5.08%
No Answer Given (2051) 27.76%
Radiation Therapy
Yes (2407) 32.58%
No (2396) 32.43%
No Answer Given (2585) 34.99%
Chemotherapy
Yes (3088) 41.8%
No (915) 12.38%
No Answer Given (3385) 45.82%
Dose Dense Chemotherapy
Yes (1558) 21.09%
No (2620) 35.46%
No Answer Given (3210) 43.45%
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Yes (1191) 16.12%
No (2880) 38.98%
No Answer Given (3317) 44.9%
Hormone Therapy
Yes (1449) 19.61%
No (2134) 28.88%
No Answer Given (3805) 51.5%
Current Disease Status:
Advanced/metastatic (337) 4.56%
In treatment (1719) 23.27%
Local recurrence (102) 1.38%
New primary (158) 2.14%
No evidence of disease (1169) 15.82%
No Answer Given (3903) 52.83%
Clinical Trial Participation
Yes (526) 7.12%
No Answer Given (6862) 92.88%
Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction
Yes (2515) 34.04%
No (1418) 19.19%
No Answer Given (3455) 46.77%
Type of Breast Reconstruction
DIEP Flap (219) 2.96%
Lat Flap (172) 2.33%
Saline implants (632) 8.55%
Silicone implants (1053) 14.25%
TRAM Flap (499) 6.75%
Other (6) 0.08%
No Answer (4807) 65.06%
Fertility/Pregnancy/Children
Children
Average Number of Children Born Pre-Diagnosis: 1.1
Average number of Children Born Post-Diagnosis: 0.4
None: (1798) 24.34%
No Answer Given (2190) 29.64%
Diagnosed During Pregnancy
Yes (224) 3.03%
No (4616) 62.48%
No Answer (2548) 34.49%
Difficulty Conceiving After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Yes (266) 3.6%
No (133) 1.8%
Not applicable (4387) 59.38%
No Answer (2602) 35.22%
Currently Trying to Conceive
Yes (160) 2.17%
No (4768) 64.54%
No Answer (2460) 33.3%
Currently Pregnant
Yes (72) 0.97%
No (5137) 69.53%
No Answer (2179) 29.49%
Adopted Children Post-Diagnosis
Yes (46) 0.62%
No (4810) 65.11%
No Answer (2532) 34.27%
Premature Menopause
Yes (1917) 25.95%
No (2232) 30.21%
No Answer Given (3239) 43.84%
Family History and Genetics
Family Members Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Self (2734) 37.01%
Brother (177) 2.4%
Sister (139) 1.88%
Mother (668) 9.04%
Father (23) 0.31%
Either of Mother's Parents (828) 11.21%
Either of Father's Parents (674) 9.12%
Cousin(s) (365) 4.94%
Daughter (102) 1.38%
Son (0) 0%
Other (836) 11.32%
No Answer (842) 11.4%
Any of the Above Diagnosed Before Age 50
Yes (3187) 43.14%
No (939) 12.71%
No Answer Given (3262) 44.15%
Family Members Diagnosed with Cancer other than Breast Cancer
Self (272) 3.68%
Brother (89) 1.2%
Sister (131) 1.77%
Mother (460) 6.23%
Father (730) 9.88%
Either of Mother's Parents (1328) 17.98%
Either of Father's Parents (1105) 14.96%
Cousin(s) (475) 6.43%
Daughter (5) 0.07%
Son (5) 0.07%
Other (671) 9.08%
No Answer (2117) 28.65%
Any of the Above Diagnosed Before Age 50
Yes (1526) 20.66%
No (1777) 24.05%
No Answer Given (4085) 55.29%
Family Member Has Tested Positive for a Genetic Mutation or Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
Yes (374) 5.06%
No (3230) 43.72%
No Answer Given (3784) 51.22%
Personal History
Referred for Genetic Counseling or Testing
Yes (2528) 34.22%
No (1380) 18.68%
No Answer Given (3480) 47.1%
Chose to be tested for Genetic Mutation or Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
Yes (2528) 34.22%
No (1380) 18.68%
No Answer Given (3480) 47.1%
Specialty of the Practitioner that Performed Genetic Testing
Certified Genetic Counselor (1401) 18.96%
Medical Oncologist (497) 6.73%
Nurse (127) 1.72%
Other Physician (52) 0.7%
Surgeon (209) 2.83%
No Genetic Counseling Received (1249) 16.91%
No Answer Given (3853) 52.15%
Results of Hereditary Breast/ Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA 1/2) Test
Negative (1148) 15.54%
Positive (224) 3.03%
Don't Know (224) 3.03%
No Answer Given (6016) 81.43%
Results of Cowden Syndrome (PTEN) Test
Negative (141) 1.91%
Positive (141) 1.91%
Don't Know (429) 5.81%
No Answer Given (6818) 92.28%
Results of Li Fraumeni (TP53) Test
Negative (122) 1.65%
Positive (122) 1.65%
Don't Know (425) 5.75%
No Answer Given (6841) 92.6%
Actions Taken Based on Family History, Genetic Counseling or Testing
Enrollment in a high risk clinic (73) 0.99%
Monthly breast self-exams/breast awareness (999) 13.52%
Prophylactic mastectomy (495) 6.7%
Prophylactic oophorectomy (315) 4.26%
Regular blood tests (CA125, etc) (538) 7.28%
Regular breast MRI's (350) 4.74%
Regular breast ultrasounds (313) 4.24%
Regular colonoscopy (170) 2.3%
Regular mammograms (884) 11.97%
Regular vaginal ultrasounds (268) 3.63%
No Answer Given (2983) 40.38%
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