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Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients

From: Breast cancer care in northern Ethiopia – cross-sectional analysis

Characteristics

Number

Proportion

Total Population

82

100%

Duration of symptoms in months

  ≤ 4

8

10%

 5–8

20

24%

 9–16

28

34%

 17–24

15

18%

  ≥ 25

11

13%

Menopausal Status (Women Only)

 Pre-menopausal

38

57%

 Post-menopausal

29

43%

 Main presenting Symptom

  

 Breast pain

1

1%

 Breast Swelling

65

79%

 Pain outside breast

1

1%

 Ulceration

15

18%

Lateralization

 Right Breast

48

59%

 Left Breast

32

39%

 Bilateral

2

2%

Type of Surgery performed

 Surgery was not performed

26

32%

 Modified Radical Mastectomy

51

62%

 Simple Mastectomy

2

2%

 Palliative Mastectomy

3

4%

Histology

 Ductal Carcinoma

61

74%

 Breast Cancer NST

17

21%

 DCIS

1

1%

 Lobular Carcinoma

1

1%

 Mucinous Carcinoma

1

1%

 Papillary Carcinoma

1

1%

Grade of Differentiation

 G-1

14

17%

 G-2

30

37%

 G-3

26

32%

 Not reported

12

15%

First-line chemotherapy Given

 AC

50

61%

 FAC

14

17%

 AC + taxol

13

16%

 Chemotherapy not started

3

4%

 CAF

1

1%

 CMF

1

1%

Hormonal Therapy

 Anastrazole

6

7%

 No hormonal therapy

22

27%

 On Chemotherapy

36

44%

 Tamoxifen

18

22%