Table 1.

Treatment patterns for breast cancer in Vietnam, 2001–2006

Stage of diagnosis	Applied treatment
I	Breast surgery, including mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery with/without axillary dissection. Eligible patients received hormone therapy.
II	Mastectomy breast surgery with axillary dissection. Bilateral oophorectomy by surgery or radiation, if pre-menopause. Adjuvant radiation was supplemented with either external radiotherapy to the breast, chemotherapy, or both. Eligible patients also received hormone therapy.
III	Chemotherapy followed by mastectomy with axillary dissection supplemented with adjuvant chemotherapy. External radiotherapy to the breast was also administered and eligible patients received hormone therapy.
IV	Chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy were supplemented with hormone therapy for eligible patients.