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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Better survival after breast-conserving therapy compared to mastectomy when axillary node status is positive in early-stage breast cancer: a registry-based follow-up study of 6387 Norwegian women participating in screening, primarily operated between 1998 and 2009

 

First screening

Later screening

Interval cancer

Total

Number 1 251 (20%)

Number 3 849 (60%)

Number 1 287 (20%)

Number 6 387 (100%)

Median follow-up time 8.5 years

Median follow-up time 5.6 years

Median follow-up time 5.6 years

Median follow-up time 6.0 years

Number (proportion)

Proportion

undergoing BCT

Number (proportion)

Proportion

undergoing BCT

Number (proportion)

Proportion undergoing BCT

Number (proportion)

Proportion undergoing BCT

BCT

858

69%

2 844

74%

747

58%

4 449

70%

Median size of tumor

14.2 mm

13.5 mm

18.9 mm

14.7 mm

 BCT

13.3 mm

12.5 mm

16.9 mm

13.4 mm

 MTX

16.1 mm

16.2 mm

21.7 mm

17.7 mm

Stages

 T1N0M0

983 (72%)

71%

2 868 (75%)

80%

637 (49%)

70%

4 408 (69%)

76%

 T2N0M0

102 (8%)

53%

323 (8%)

51%

282 (22%)

46%

707 (11%)

50%

 T1N1M0

176 (14%)

73%

476 (12%)

65%

205 (16%)

55%

857 (13%)

64%

 T2N1M0

70 (6%)

50%

182 (5%)

48%

163 (3%)

36%

415 (7%)

44%

Tumor status

 T1

1 079 (86%)

71%

3 344 (87%)

77%

842 (65%)

66%

5 265 (82%)

74%

 T2

172 (14%)

52%

505 (13%)

50%

445 (35%)

43%

1 122 (18%)

47%

Nodal status

 Negative

1 005 (80%)

69%

3 191 (83%)

77%

919 (71%)

63%

5 115 (80%)

73%

 1 node positive

156 (12%)

68%

469 (12%)

65%

219 (17%)

54%

844 (13%)

63%

 2 nodes positive

63 (5%)

67%

127 (3%)

52%

87 (7%)

39%

277 (4%)

51%

 3 nodes positive

27 (2%)

56%

62 (2%)

44%

62 (5%)

31%

151 (2%)

40%

Histology

 Ductal car.

1 030 (82%)

70%

3 136 (81%)

74%

1 020 (79%)

60%

5 186 (81%)

71%

 Lobular car.

117 (9%)

56%

360 (9%)

65%

145 (11%)

48%

622 (10%)

59%

 Other

104 (8%)

70%

353 (9%)

78%

122 (9%)

53%

579 (9%)

72%

Grade

 Grade1

472 (35%)

75%

1 347 (32%)

82%

278 (19%)

63%

2 097 (33%)

78%

 Grade2

589 (44%)

69%

1 871 (46%)

72%

584 (44%)

61%

3 044 (48%)

69%

 Grade3

161 (13%)

52%

567 (15%)

65%

411 (30%)

52%

1 139 (18%)

58%

 Unknown grade

29 (9%)

45%

65 (7%)

56%

14 (7%)

21%

107 (2%)

48%

Hormone status

 Positive

1 119 (89%)

70%

3 352 (87%)

75%

978 (76%)

60%

5 449 (85%)

71%

 Intermediate

44 (4%)

57%

110 (3%)

76%

213 (5%)

51%

213 (3%)

65%

 Negative

88 (7%)

60%

387 (10%)

62%

725 (19%)

51%

725 (11%)

58%