Patient delay (days) | ||||
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n | % | Median | Interquartile range | |
Initial symptom | ||||
Painless breast lump | 538 | 76.5 | 15 | 5–52 |
Breast pain | 64 | 9.1 | 10 | 5–35 |
Other symptoms | 101 | 14.4 | 22 | 8–90 |
First consultation | ||||
Family doctor | 411 | 58.6 | 13 | 5–54 |
Gynecologist | 140 | 19.9 | 17 | 6–54 |
Mammography | 59 | 8.4 | 12 | 6–31 |
Cancer specialist | 40 | 5.7 | 23 | 13–56 |
Other | 52 | 7.4 | 30 | 10–94 |
Previous benign breast problems | ||||
No | 519 | 73.8 | 15 | 5–54 |
Yes | 178 | 25.3 | 16 | 5–62 |
Unknown | 6 | 0.9 | ||
Family history of BC in first degree relatives | 5–54 | |||
No | 619 | 88.1 | 16 | 5–55 |
Yes | 67 | 9.5 | 16 | 5–53 |
Unknown | 17 | 2.4 | ||
Prior mammograms | ||||
Yes | 313 | 44.5 | 14 | 5–37 |
No | 386 | 54.9 | 18 | 5–63 |
Unknown | 4 | 0.6 | ||
Information on BC during 12 months before initial symptoms | ||||
From at least two sources | 352 | 50.1 | 13 | 5–43 |
From one source | 197 | 28.0 | 17 | 5–49 |
None | 150 | 21.3 | 28 | 8–123 |
Unknown | 4 | 0.6 |