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. 2023 Feb 9;23:105. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05359-1

Table 2.

Cancer characteristics of women diagnosed with PAC in NSW between 1994 and 2013

Factors Gestational Postpartum Total
N(%) N(%) N(%)
Total 601(100.0) 1772(100.0) 2373(100.0)
Age at diagnosis
 < 25 45(7.5) 92(5.2) 137(5.8)
 25 – 39 126(21) 296(16.7) 422(17.8)
 30 – 34 194(32.3) 616(34.8) 810(34.1)
 35 – 39 182(30.3) 560(31.6) 742(31.3)
 >  = 40 54(9.0) 208(11.7) 262(11.0)
Cancer group
 Bone and Connective Tissue 7(1.2) 45(2.5) 52(2.2)
 Breast 124(20.6) 400(22.6) 524(22.1)
 Colorectal 22(3.7) 101(5.7) 123(5.2)
 Eye 3(0.5) 5(0.3) 8(0.3)
 Gynecological 70(11.6) 191(10.8) 261(11.0)
 Head_Neck 12(2.0) 31(1.7) 43(1.8)
 Lymphohematopoietic 77(12.8) 147(8.3) 224(9.4)
 Neurological 10(1.7) 46(2.6) 56(2.4)
 Other 8(1.3) 16(0.9) 24(1.0)
 Respiratory 5(0.8) 22(1.2) 27(1.1)
 Skina 187(31.1) 395(22.3) 582(24.5)
 Thyroid_Endocrine 65(10.8) 313(17.7) 378(15.9)
 Upper GI 6(1.0) 36(2.0) 42(1.8)
 Urogenital 5(0.8) 24(1.4) 29(1.2)
Stage of cancer
 Localized 296(49.3) 925(52.2) 1221(51.5)
 Regional 138(23.0) 400(22.6) 538(22.7)
 Distant 31(5.2) 141(8.0) 172(7.2)
 Unknown 136(22.6) 306(17.3) 442(18.6)

aIncludes both melanoma (n = 184 for gestational group and n = 382 for postpartum group) and lip cancer (n = 3 for gestational group and n = 13 for postpartum group)