Table 4.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics for 50 Native American Breast Cancer Cases from Arizona.
| Attribute | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Menopausal status | |
| Pre-menopausal | 14 (28) |
| Post-menopausal | 32 (64) |
| Unknown | 4 (8) |
| Family history of breast cancer | |
| None | 38 (76) |
| First degree relative | 4 (8) |
| More distant relative | 3 (6) |
| Unknown | 5 (10) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never | 33 (66) |
| Ever | 12 (24) |
| Unknown | 5 (10) |
| Use of exogenous estrogens | |
| Never | 32 (64) |
| Ever | 13 (26) |
| Unknown | 5 (10) |
| Previous breast biopsy | |
| No | 33 (66) |
| Yes | 9 (18) |
| Unknown | 8 (16) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Mass | 37 (74) |
| Mammogram | 10 (20) |
| Radical mastectomy | 1 (2) |
| Unknown | 2 (4) |
| Local therapy | |
| Biopsy only | 1 (2) |
| Lumpectomy only | 3 (6) |
| Lumpectomy plus nodal dissection | 16 (32) |
| Mastectomy only | 4 (8) |
| Unknown | 23 (46) |
| 3 (6) | |