ABSTRACT
Every year about 100 out of 1 million women under the age of 40 years develop cancer in Western countries. In Europe, this number amounts to 50,000 women. Girls up to the age of 14 years most frequently develop leukemia (34%), CNS diseases (20%), and lymphoma (13%), whereas in higher age groups (up to 45 years) the incidence of breast cancer (26%) and cervical cancer (15%) increases (1).
