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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) |