Table 1 Description of breast cancer population (926 patients)
From: Breast cancer care compared with clinical Guidelines: an observational study in France
Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
< 50 | 250 | (27) |
50-69 | 468 | (51) |
≥ 70 | 208 | (22) |
Educational level | ||
Less than baccalaureate (secondary-school diploma) | 627 | (71) |
Baccalaureate or higher | 262 | (29) |
Live alone | ||
No | 738 | (79) |
Yes | 194 | (21) |
Tumour localisation | ||
Central | 47 | (5) |
Several quadrants | 247 | (27) |
Medial or lateral | 603 | (68) |
Stage AJCC/UICC* | ||
Stage 0 and 1 | 447 | (49) |
Stage 2 | 332 | (36) |
Stage 3 | 137 | (15) |
Menopausal status | ||
Postmenopausal | 590 | (67) |
Premenopausal | 284 | (33) |
Nodal status | ||
Negative | 566 | (63) |
Positive | 336 | (37) |
Histological size (mm) | ||
≤ 10 | 250 | (29) |
10-30 | 544 | (62) |
> 30 | 76 | (9) |
Hormonal receptor status | ||
At least one receptor positive | 742 | (81) |
Two receptors negative | 170 | (19) |
Peritumoural vascular invasion | ||
No | 385 | (42) |
Yes | 229 | (25) |
Unknown | 312 | (34) |
Histological grade | ||
Grade I | 211 | (24) |
Grade II | 422 | (48) |
Grade III | 254 | (72) |
Care sector itinerary | ||
Public | 333 | (36) |
Private | 231 | (25) |
Both (public and private) | 362 | (39) |
Status of surgical hospital | ||
Teaching | 223 | (24) |
Not teaching | 703 | (76) |
Region of surgery | ||
Region 1 | 558 | (63) |
Region 2 | 326 | (37) |