Table 1.

Demographics of the two patient groups. Age is expressed as medians with ranges in parentheses.

		NAC (n = 89)	Non-NAC (n = 78)	p value
AGE (years)		60 (30–79)	65 (37–82)	P < 0.01
SEX	Male	70	69	0.09
	Female	19	9
STAGE	I	3	3	0.92
	IIA	20	16
	IIB	6	6
	III	50	44
	IV	10	9
TYPE	Adenocarcinoma	70	19	0.23
	Squamous Cell Carcinoma	67	11