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Table 1 Demographics of the breast cancer population

From: Analysis of Epstein-Barr virus reservoirs in paired blood and breast cancer primary biopsy specimens by real time PCR

Variable

Number

Age, years (N = 23)

 

   <45

3

   45–55

8

   >55

12

Menopausal status (N = 23)

 

   Pre-/peri-menopausal

16

   Post-menopausal

7

Tumor size (cm) (N = 23)

 

   <2

12

   ≥2

11

Nodal status (N = 22)

 

   Negative

11

   Positive

11 (2 micrometasis)

   Unknown

1

Tumor grade (SBR) (N = 20)

 

   I

9

   II

9

   III

2

Histology (N = 20)

 

   Ductal

16

   Lobular

1

   Other

3

ER status (N = 22)

 

   Positive

6

   Negative

16

   Unknown

1

PR status (N = 22)

 

   Positive

8

   Negative

14

   Unknown

1

HER-2 status (N = 21)

 

Positive

20

Negative

1

Unknown

2

  1. N = the number of specimens available for evaluation. ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; SBR, Scarff, Blum, and Richardson.
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Breast Cancer Research

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