Table 1.
Distribution of clinical, treatment and outcome parameters of 395 early breast cancer patients
| Parameters | Early stage breast cancer, total number cases = 395. n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis | |
| <50 | 63 (16) |
| 50 to 59 | 132 (34) |
| 60 to 69 | 136 (34) |
| 70+ | 64 (16) |
| Stage | |
| Node negative | 200 (51) |
| Node positive | 193 (49) |
| nk | 2 |
| Positive nodes | |
| 0 | 200 (51) |
| 1 to 3 | 124 (32) |
| 4+ | 69 (17) |
| nk | 2 |
| Clin tumour size | |
| 0 to 2 cm | 133 (35) |
| 2.1 to 4 cm | 176 (46) |
| >4 cm | 74 (19) |
| nk | 16 |
| Tumour type | |
| Infiltrating ductal | 338 (88) |
| Infiltrating lobular | 34 (9) |
| Other | 10 (3) |
| nk | 13 |
| ER Status | |
| ER negative | 131 (38) |
| ER positive | 211 (62) |
| nk | 53 |
| Parity | |
| 0 children | 87 (25) |
| 1 to 2 children | 171 (48) |
| 3+ children | 96 (27) |
| nk | 41 |
| Type of surgery | |
| Radical mastectomy | 372 (94) |
| Simple mastectomy | 16 (4) |
| Wide local excision | 6 (2) |
| nk | 1 |
| Adjuvant radiotherapy | |
| Yes | 23 (6) |
| No | 372 (94) |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 65 (16) |
| No | 330 (84) |
| Adjuvant tamoxifen | |
| Yes | 20 (5) |
| No | 375 (95) |
| Metastases to 15 yrs | |
| Yes | 155 (39) |
| No | 238 (61) |
| Deaths to 15 yrs | |
| Dead | 219 (55) |
| Alive | 176 (45) |