Chang King-jen points out that breast cancer in Taiwan is most common in the 40-50 age group-ten years younger than in the West. What's more, one out of every 11 breast-cancer patients is under the age of 35, almost three times as many as in the US (3-4 %). The youngest breast cancer patient he has seen was only 18.
張金堅指出，國人罹患乳癌的高峰期為 40 ∼ 50 歲，足足比歐美國家早了 10 歲，且每 11 位乳癌患者中，就有一位小於 35 歲，將近美國（3∼ 4％）的 3 倍，而他目前看過最年輕的乳癌患者，只有 18 歲！