Table 2. Survival status and cause of death in women with breast cancer at age 70–79.
| Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnosis at Age 70–79 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Localized | Regional | Distant | All | |
| Survival status | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Alive | 938 (80.6) | 214 (68.6) | 2 (33.3) | 1,154 (77.9) |
| Dead | 226 (19.4) | 98 (31.4) | 4 (66.7) | 328 (22.1) |
| Total (%) | 1,164 (78.5) | 312 (21.1) | 6 (0.4) | 1,482 (100) |
| Localized | Regional | Distant | All | |
| Causes of death | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Breast Cancer | 39 (17.3) | 43 (43.9) | 4 (100) | 86 (26.2) |
| Other Major Cancers a | 14 (6.2) | 8 (8.2) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (6.7) |
| Other Cancer Death | 26 (11.5) | 5 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (9.5) |
| Total CVD | 49 (21.7) | 14 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 63 (19.2) |
| Coronary heart disease | 21 (9.3) | 9 (9.2) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (9.1) |
| Stroke | 9 (4.0) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (3.4) |
| Other CVD | 19 (8.4) | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (6.7) |
| Others b | 98 (43.4) | 28 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | 126 (38.4) |
CVD indicates cardiovascular disease.
a Major cancers include lung, ovarian, and colon cancers.
b Other causes of death include COPD, pneumonia, sepsis, accident, Alzheimer’s disease, etc. For more details, see S5 Table.