Table 1 Demography, clinical characteristics and diagnosis of the control and cancer groups included in this study

No. of patients

29

30

Age

Range

28.6 – 83.9

20.4 – 75.8

Average ± STD

60.1 ± 13.2

45.7 ± 16.5

History of Smoking

29.6 %

19.2 %

Family History of Cancer

Breast

41.3 %

63.3 %

Ovary

31 %

53.3 %

Histology

IDC

(22) 75.9 %

ILC

(4) 13.8 %

IDC + ILC

(1) 3.4 %

Mucinous Ca

(1) 3.4 %

HG DCIS

(1) 3.4 %

Stage

I

(1) 3.4 %

II

(14) 48.3 %

III

(4) 13.8 %

NA/NR

(10) 34.5 %

Nodule Size (mm)

≤10

(8) 27.6 %

10 ≤ 20

(8) 27.6 %

20<

(11) 37.9 %

NA/NR

(2) 6.9 %

Receptors

ER+

(25) 86.2 %

PR+

(22) 75.9 %

Her2+

(2) 6.9 %

NA/NR

(4) 13.8 %