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Table 2 Diagnoses and treatments received

From: Weight before and after a diagnosis of breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ: a national Australian survey

Description

N

%

Missing n (%)

Diagnoses

  

1 (0.3%)

 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

33

10.7%

 

 Localised breast cancer

252

81.8%

 

 Metastatic breast cancer

14

4.6%

 

 Inflammatory breast cancer

<5

0.7%

 

 Other including second primary

7

2.3%

 

Treatment to the Breast

  

2 (0.6%)

 Lumpectomy alone

<5

0.7%

 

 Lumpectomy and radiation

129

42.0%

 

 Mastectomy alone

74

24.1%

 

 Mastectomy and radiation

71

23.1%

 

 Lumpectomy and mastectomy alone

10

3.3%

 

 Lumpectomy, mastectomy and radiation

16

5.2%

 

 Double mastectomy

5

1.6%

 

Reconstruction after mastectomy (n = 164)

 No

84

51.2%

 

 Immediate

37

22.6%

 

 Delayed

43

26.2%

 

Treatment to the Axilla (n = 167)

  

13 (7.8%)

 Sentinel node biopsy only

24

15.6%

 

 Axillary dissection +/− Sentinel node biopsy

56

36.4%

 

 Axillary dissection +/− Sentinel node biopsy + radiation

72

46.8%

 

 Radiation only

<5

1.3%

 

Intravenous Systemic Therapy

 Chemotherapy without Herceptin

164

53.1%

 

 Herceptin only

< 5

0.7%

 

 Chemotherapy + Herceptin

46

14.9%

 

 None/not reported

97

31.4%

 

Hormonal Treatments

 Tamoxifen alone

58

18.8%

 

 Other

146

47.3%

 

 None

105

34.0%

 

Current use of hormone therapy

 Yes

125

40.5%