Table 2 Estimated numbers of women living with breast cancer in NSW Australia in 2017 by phases of care and age group
Phase of care | Number (%) of breast cancer survivors | Â | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  <50 years |   50-69 years |   70-84 years |   Total | |||||
Initial care | 788 | (14.9%) | 2881 | (7.8%) | 1296 | (4.9%) | 4965 | (7.2%) |
Post-treatment monitoring | 3531 | (66.7%) | 19,171 | (51.8%) | 9272 | (35.2%) | 31,974 | (46.6%) |
Long-term survivor | 807 | (15.2%) | 14,031 | (37.9%) | 14,947 | (56.8%) | 29,785 | (43.4%) |
Last year of life care | 77 | (1.5%) | 336 | (0.9%) | 361 | (1.4%) | 774 | (1.1%) |
Subsequent metastases /second tumour | 89 | (1.7%) | 584 | (1.6%) | 449 | (1.7%) | 1122 | (1.6%) |
Total | 5292 | (8.0%) | 37,003 | (54%) | 26,325 | (38%) | 68,620 | (100%) |