Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center started a two-year research program Saturday to help prevent breast cancer in young women by better identifying the risk factors for the disease, local media reported.

Data from the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that incidences of breast cancer in women with Shanghai household registration is increasing by 3 percent to 4 percent annually, according to a report in the Shanghai Morning Post.

The research group plans to conduct comparison studies among women under 40, including healthy people, patients with benign breast conditions and those with breast carcinoma.

Global Times