Table 2. Average working time until age 65 years and average loss in working years by age and stage at diagnosis.
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Age 50 years |
Age 55 years |
Age 60 years |
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| Average working time until age 65 years (years) | Loss in working yearsa (95% CI) | Average working time until age 65 years (years) | Loss in working yearsa (95% CI) | Average working time until age 65 years (years) | Loss in working yearsa (95% CI) | |
| No BCa | 13.3 | Ref. | 8.5 | Ref. | 3.9 | Ref. |
| In situ | 13.3 | −0.1 (−0.5 to 0.4) | 8.2 | 0.3 (0.0 to 0.6) | 3.9 | 0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3) |
| Stage I | 12.8 | 0.5 (0.2 to 0.7) | 8.3 | 0.2 (0.0 to 0.4) | 3.8 | 0.1 (−0.1 to 0.2) |
| Stage II | 12.4 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.2) | 8.1 | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.6) | 3.6 | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.4) |
| Stage III | 10.8 | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.1) | 7.3 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 3.6 | 0.3 (0.0 to 0.6) |
| Stage IV | 5.1 | 8.1 (6.5 to 9.7) | 3.9 | 4.6 (3.8 to 5.4) | 1.4 | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.1) |
Abbreviations: BCa=breast cancer; CI=confidence interval.
a
Measured as the difference in average working time until age 65 years between women with breast cancer and without breast cancer.