Breast cancer specific survival according to stage (I–III) and risk score. Risk score was assigned according to a point system: 1 point if estrogen receptor negative, 1 point if human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative, and 1 point for grade 3. Stage I (A), stage IIA (B), stage IIB (C), stage IIIA (D), stage IIIB (E), stage IIIC (F).
Abbreviations: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; BCSS, breast cancer specific survival.