Table 3.
Cancer behaviour of newly diagnosed breast cancer cases (N = 4700) by ethnicity and year of diagnosis (2005–2013).
| Cancer behaviour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek-Cypriot [N (%)] | In situ | 33 | (8.3) | 19 | (5.1) | 48 | (10.4) | 42 | (9.7) | 39 | (9.5) | 43 | (9.2) | 47 | (9.2) | 38 | (8.0) | 57 | (10.9) | 366 | (9.0) |
| Invasive | 365 | (91.7) | 353 | (94.9) | 412 | (89.6) | 393 | (90.3) | 372 | (90.5) | 424 | (90.8) | 461 | (90.8) | 437 | (92.0) | 468 | (89.1) | 3685 | (91.0) | |
| Non-Greek-Cypriota [N (%)] | In situ | 5 | (8.5) | 2 | (3.1) | 5 | (6.6) | 2 | (2.6) | 1 | (1.5) | 6 | (7.4) | 2 | (2.4) | 4 | (5.5) | 2 | (2.8) | 29 | (4.5) |
| Invasive | 54 | (91.5) | 63 | (96.9) | 71 | (93.4) | 75 | (97.4) | 64 | (98.5) | 75 | (92.6) | 81 | (97.6) | 69 | (94.5) | 69 | (97.2) | 621 | (95.5) | |
| Total [N (%)] | In situ | 38 | (8.3) | 21 | (4.8) | 53 | (9.9) | 44 | (8.6) | 40 | (8.4) | 49 | (8.9) | 49 | (8.3) | 42 | (7.7) | 59 | (9.7) | 395 | (8.4) |
| Invasive | 419 | (91.7) | 416 | (95.2) | 483 | (90.1) | 468 | (91.4) | 436 | (91.6) | 499 | (91.1) | 542 | (91.7) | 506 | (92.3) | 537 | (90.3) | 4306 | (91.6) | |
a
Non-Greek Cypriots include Armenians, Maronites, European Union (EU) foreigners, and non-EU foreigners.