From: Diagnosis delay of breast cancer and its associated factors in Malaysian women
 | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Benign Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) (n = 241) | 31 (12.9) |
False-negative mammogram (n = 136) | 12 (8.8) |
Invasive ductal carcinoma | 293 (89.3) |
Stage of breast cancer | Â |
   I | 17 (5.2) |
   II | 127 (38.7) |
   III | 147 (44.8) |
   IV | 37 (11.3) |
Bloom Richardson Grade | Â |
   1 | 55 (16.8) |
   2 | 150 (45.7) |
   3 | 123 (37.5) |
Estrogens receptor | Â |
   Positive | 158 (48.2) |
   Negative | 149 (45.4) |
   Not known | 21 (6.4) |
Progesterone receptor | Â |
   Positive | 165 (50.3) |
   Negative | 142 (43.3) |
   Not known | 21 (6.4) |
C-erb B2 | Â |
   Positive | 114 (34.8) |
   Negative | 141 (43.0) |
   Not known | 73 (22.2) |