Table 2 Age and tumour size distribution of the study participants compared with Victorian women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Age group | Victorian women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2004 [17] | Women in 'Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study' |
|---|---|---|
<40 years | 5.6% | 6.1% |
40–59 years | 46.2% | 54.3% |
60–79 years | 37.0% | 36.2% |
80+ years | 11.2% | 3.4% |
Tumour size (where known) | Victorian women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2000 [19] | Women in 'Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study' |
<1 cm | 19.1% | 17.9% |
1-<2 cm | 42.4% | 44.0% |
2-<5 cm | 34.1% | 35.0% |
5-<10 cm | 3.9% | 2.9% |
10+ cm | 0.5% | 0.2% |