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. 2012 Oct 15;12:472. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-472

Table 2.

Treatment description by period

Period
 1998-2003 (N= 321)
 2004-2008 (N=360)
 p value* All cases (N=681)
Treatments 321 % 360 % 681 %
No treatment
  
  
  
  
 0.65
  
  
Yes
 10
 3.1
 9
 2.5
  
 19
 2.8
No
 306
 95.3
 340
 94.4
  
 646
 94.9
Unknown
 5
 1.6
 11
 3.1
  
 16
 2.3
Surgery alone
  
  
  
  
 <0.001
  
  
Yes
 36
 11.2
 16
 4.4
  
 52
 7.6
No
 254
 79.1
 328
 91.1
  
 582
 85.5
Unknown
 31
 9.7
 16
 4.4
  
 47
 6.9
Hormone therapy
  
  
  
  
 0.001
  
  
Yes
 21
 6.5
 53
 14.7
  
 74
 10.9
No
 264
 82.2
 282
 78.3
  
 546
 80.2
Unknown
 36
 11.2
 25
 6.9
  
 61
 9.0
Breast conserving surgery plus adjuvant therapy
  
  
  
 0.63
  
  
Yes
 113
 35.2
 125
 34.7
  
 238
 34.9
No
 193
 60.1
 231
 64.2
  
 424
 62.3
Unknown
 15
 4.7
 4
 1.1
  
 19
 2.8
Mastectomy plus adjuvant therapy
  
  
  
  
 0.52
  
  
Yes
 95
 29.6
 116
 32.2
  
 211
 31.0
No
 210
 65.4
 230
 63.9
  
 440
 64.6
Unknown
 16
 5.0
 14
 3.9
  
 30
 4.4
Others†
  
  
  
  
 0.43
  
  
Yes
 10
 3.1
 16
 4.4
  
 26
 3.8
No
 275
 85.7
 319
 88.6
  
 594
 87.2
Unknown 36 11.2 25 6.9   61 9.0

Abbreviations: N = number of patients.

*Chi 2 test.

†Others: chemotherapy alone, radiotherapy alone, chemotherapy plus hormone therapy, chemotherapy plus radiotherapy, radiotherapy plus hormone therapy, chemotherapy plus radiotherapy plus hormone therapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus surgery plus adjuvant therapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus surgery.