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Table 2 Breast cancer-specific survival according to primary tumor diameter

From: Long-term prognosis of breast cancer detected by mammography screening or other methods

 

Screening

Outside screening

  

Primary tumor diameter (mm)

At risk (n)

15-year survival (%)

At risk (n)

15-year survival (%)

Pvalue

RR

All age groups

      

   ≤ 10

132

92.1

116

83.9

0.0296

2.04

   11 to 20

133

84

297

74.5

0.0066

1.75

   21 to 50

37

76.6

214

56.5

0.0088

2.08

   > 50

N.A.

N.A.

19

34.1

N.A.

N.A.

Ages 50 to 69 years

      

   ≤ 10

122

92.1

54

83.1

0.0343

2.25

   11 to 20

110

81.5

123

74.6

0.0764

1.52

   21 to 50

30

77.7

89

59.4

0.0325

1.02

   > 50

N.A.

N.A.

5

35.7

N.A.

N.A.

Node-negative ages 50 to 69 years

      

   ≤ 10

114

93.7

48

84

0.021

2.66

   11 to 20

84

87

89

79.3

0.0534

1.85

   21 to 50

19

90.7

58

70.9

0.0769

2.79

   > 50

N.A.

N.A.

2

50

N.A.

N.A.

  1. N.A. = data not available because screen-detected tumors were rarely > 50 mm; RR = risk ratio.