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Table 4 Pathologic factors examined by race.

From: Barriers to adequate follow-up during adjuvant therapy may be important factors in the worse outcome for Black women after breast cancer treatment

 

Black

Other

p

Mean primary tumor size (median)

3.0 cm (2.4)

3.0 cm (2.5)

.92

% of tumors which were multifocal

38% (40/106)

32% (25/77)

.69

% of tumors which were high grade

44% (46/104)

36% (26/73)

.25

% of tumors which were ER-negative

42% (50/118)

34% (30/87)

.25

% of tumors which were Her2-positive

25% (28/112)

25% (21/84)

1.00

% node-positive disease

51% (63/124)

47% (43/91)

.61

Mean (median) number of harvested nodes in patients undergoing ALND

21.3 (20)

21.8 (21)

.76

Mean (median) number of involved nodes in node-positive patients

5.1 (2)

4.0 (2.5)

.39