Table 1

Demographic information and pathological characteristics of study participants and distribution of characteristics


n (%)

Age at diagnosis

     ≤50 years
133 (46)
     >50 years
158 (54)
Race

     Caucasian
239 (82)
     African-American
52 (18)
Stage and node status

     Stage 1
82 (28)
     Stage 2 negative
57 (20)
     Stage 2 positive
87 (30)
     Stage 3
48 (16)
     Stage 4
17 (6)
Estrogen receptor status

     Positive
176 (64)
     Negative
101 (36)
Progesterone receptor status

     Positive
128 (46)
     Negative
148 (54)
Treatment

     Chemotherapy only
95 (33)
     Radiation only
25 (9)
     Chemotherapy/radiation
54 (19)
     radiation/tamoxifen
36 (12)
     Chemotherapy/tamoxifen
44 (16)
     Chemotherapy/radiation/tamoxifen
35 (12)

Total n = 291.

Martin et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R45   doi:10.1186/bcr1532