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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2009;32(2):143–150. doi: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000339262.44560.92

Table 2.

Breast Cancer Treatment Profile of Subgroup (n = 29)

Variable Value Percentage
Stage of breast cancer
 Stage 0 (in situ) f = 1 3.4%
 Stage I f = 15 51.7%
 Stage II f = 13 44.9%
Treatment for breast cancer
 Surgery f = 28 96.6%
 Intravenous chemotherapy f = 24 82.7%
 Radiation f = 20 69.0%
Months since treatment completed M = 38.79
SD = 32.6
Mean months on aromatase inhibitors M = 25.41
SD = 13.22
Months on aromatase inhibitors
 2 – 12 months f = 6 20.7%
 13 – 24 months f = 8 27.6%
 25 – 36 months f = 10 34.5%
 37 – 48 months f = 3 10.3%
 49 – 53 months f = 2 6.9%
Type of aromatase inhibitors
 letrozole f = 19 65.50%
 exemestane f = 5 17.25%
 anastrazole f = 5 17.25%
History of tamoxifen use
 Yes f = 25 86.2%
 No f = 4 13.8%
Mean life-time months on tamoxifen M = 48.44
SD = 18.65