Table 1.
Demography, tobacco exposures, tumour grade, and hormone status of the control and tumor samples used in this study. Patient demography of human tissue biopsy samples illustrated. Samples were age matched; majority of the sample members are female. Also, alcohol consumption, tobacco exposure, and hormone receptor status were quantified, none was significantly different. Sample description has been published previously [8,9,10,21].
| Subjects | Control n = 20 (%) | Cancer n = 105 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 0 | 3 (2.8) |
| Female | 20 (100) | 102 (97.2) | |
| Age Distribution (years) | Range | 52–87 | 27–92 |
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 66 ± 11 | 64 ± 12 |
| Smoking Habit | Smokers | 1 (5) | 3 (2.8) |
| Pack Year (PY) | 40 | 56 ± 11 | |
| Alcohol Consumption | Social/Occasional Drinker | 5 (25) | 29 (27.62) |
| Regular Drinker | 0 | 3 (2.8) | |
| Estrogen Receptor (ER) Status | Positive | 80 (76) | |
| Negative | 19(18) | ||
| Progesteron Receptor Status (PR) Status | Positive | 66 (62.9) | |
| Negative | 33 (31) | ||
| Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) Status | Positive | 21 (20) | |
| Negative | 68 (64.8) | ||
| ER, PR, HER2 (Triple) Negative | Negative | 10 (9.5) | |