Table 3 Clinical presentations of the respondents
From: Diagnosis delay of breast cancer and its associated factors in Malaysian women
Clinical characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Location of tumour on right | 177 (54.0) |
Second breast cancer on contralateral breast | 9 (2.7) |
First symptom | Â |
   Breast lump | 288 (87.8) |
   Nipple problems | 12 (3.6) |
   Breast pain | 10 (3.1) |
   Changes of breast shape | 9 (2.8) |
   No symptom | 4 (1.2) |
   Others | 5 (1.5) |
Symptom/sign during diagnosis (not exclusive) | Â |
   Breast lump | 320 (97.6) |
   Nipple retraction | 63 (19.2) |
   Pain at breast | 47 (14.3) |
   Peau de orange | 36 (11.0) |
   Breast ulcer | 28 (8.5) |
   Gross swelling | 25 (7.6) |
   Nipple discharge | 22 (6.7) |
   Fungating | 19 (5.8) |
   Breast dimpling | 7 (2.1) |
   Arm oedema | 5 (1.5) |
   Axillary lymph nodes | 87 (26.5) |
   Supraclavicular lymph nodes | 14 (4.3) |
Systemic symptom/sign during diagnosis (not exclusive) | Â |
   Loss of weight | 28 (8.5) |
   Loss of appetite | 20 (6.1) |
   Bony pain | 7 (2.1) |
   Cachexia | 4 (1.2) |
   Cough | 2 (0.6) |
   Bone fracture | 1 (0.3) |
   Short of breath | 1 (0.3) |