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. 2015 Apr 10;10(4):e0120832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120832

Table 4. Treatment of the primary tumour against the treatment of SP tumours.

Primary tumour
Breast-conserving surgery Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Hormone therapy
SP No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
(n = 299) (n = 446) (n = 585) (n = 160) (n = 248) (n = 497) (n = 585) (n = 160)
Surgery No 3%* 1%* 4% 1% 3%* 2%* 3% 1%
(n = 34)
Yes 39%* 56%* 73% 22% 32%* 63%* 73% 23%
(n = 711)
Chemotherapy No 34% 44% 64%* 14%* 29% 50% 60%* 19%*
(n = 551)
Yes 8% 13% 13%* 9%* 6% 15% 16%* 5%*
(n = 194)
Radiotherapy No 33%* 19%* 39% 13% 28%* 25%* 37%* 15%*
(n = 373)
Yes 9%* 38%* 38% 10% 7%* 41%* 39%* 9%*
(n = 372)
Hormone therapy No 27% 39% 51% 15% 22% 45% 53%* 14%*
(n = 477)
Yes 15% 18% 26% 7% 13% 20% 24%* 10%*
(n = 268)

* indicates a significant difference. Abbreviations: SP = second primary.