Table 4.
Year of follow-up | Total No. of women | 0 invasive procedures, % | At least one invasive procedure, No. (%) | 1 invasive procedure, % | 2–4 invasive procedures, % | Invasive procedures, total (mean per patient) |
1 (0–6 mo) | 2948 | 48.5 | 1518 (51.5) | 48.6 | 2.9 | 1611 (0.55) |
1 (7–12 mo) | 2937 | 95.3 | 137 (4.7) | 4.3 | 0.4 | 149 (0.05) |
2 | 2821 | 95.2 | 134 (4.8) | 4.2 | 0.6 | 151 (0.05) |
3 | 2593 | 95.5 | 116 (4.5) | 4.0 | 0.4 | 130 (0.05) |
4 | 2296 | 96.9 | 71 (3.1) | 2.8 | 0.3 | 77 (0.03) |
5 | 1813 | 97.0 | 55 (3.0) | 2.6 | 0.4 | 63 (0.03) |
6 | 1378 | 97.8 | 31 (2.2) | 2.1 | 0.1 | 34 (0.02) |
7 | 1051 | 96.8 | 34 (3.2) | 2.9 | 0.3 | 37 (0.04) |
8 | 879 | 97.2 | 25 (2.8) | 2.7 | 0.1 | 26 (0.03) |
9 | 752 | 97.9 | 16 (2.1) | 2.0 | 0.1 | 17 (0.02) |
10 | 571 | 98.2 | 10 (1.8) | 1.8 | 0.0 | 10 (0.02) |
N = 2948. Includes fine needle aspiration, needle/core biopsy, excisional biopsy, and mastectomy. DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ.