Table 2 Stage of disease at initial presentation and status of disease on referral to the tertiary cancer center, among women diagnosed with breast carcinoma (age <75 years at diagnosis) who refused primary standard treatments in the NAHR, 1980–2006
From: Outcome analysis of breast cancer patients who declined evidence-based treatment
Clinical stage of patient group at initial presentation | Number of patients by stage of disease | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients (n = 87) | Duration of CAM therapy or delaying treatment (in weeks) Median (range) | Stage on referral to the cancer clinic | |
Biopsy only (n = 57) |  |  |  |
I (including DCIS) | 16 | 62 (41–101) | II/III A/B (6) |
II | 22 | Unknown | IV |
III | 19 | Unknown | IV |
IV | 0 | Unknown | - |