Tumour and patient characteristics | Proportion |
---|---|
Alive | 86% (570) |
Dead (of breast cancer) | 14% (90) |
Age (years) | Â |
   <40 | 9%(58) |
   41–50 | 29%(192) |
   51–60 | 33% (221) |
   >61 | 29% (189) |
Menopausal statusa | Â |
   Premenopausal | 36% (227/623) |
   Postmenopausal | 64% (396/623) |
Histological grade | Â |
   Grade 1 | 20% (135) |
   Grade 2 | 33% (215) |
   Grade 3 | 47% (310) |
Lymph node status | Â |
   Negative | 65% (427) |
   Positive | 35% (233) |
Nottingham Prognostic Indexa | Â |
   Good | 35%(226/638) |
   Moderate | 52%(332/638) |
   Poor | 13%(80/632) |
Tumour histological typeb | Â |
   Group 1 | 5% (32/647) |
   Group 2 | 22% (142/647) |
   Group 3 | 12% (78/647) |
   Group 4 | 61% (395/647) |
Vascular invasiona | Â |
   None or probable | 69% (444/643) |
   Definite | 31% (199/643) |
Distant metastases | Â |
   Absent | 85%(559) |
   Present | 15% (101) |
Any recurrence | Â |
   Absent | 74% (488) |
   Present | 26% (172) |
Regional recurrence (axillary lymph node) | Â |
   Absent | 91% (598) |
   Present | 9% (62) |
Local recurrence (in the breast) | Â |
   Absent | 90% (591) |
   Present | 10% (69) |