Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristic of study participants
From: Post treatment quality of life among Sri Lankan women with breast cancer
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
≤ 60 years | 33 | 61.11% |
> 60 years | 21 | 38.9% |
Marital status | ||
Married | 51 | 94.4% |
Unmarried | 3 | 5.6% |
Educational level | ||
Primary | 4 | 7.4% |
Secondary | 43 | 79.6% |
Graduate | 2 | 3.7% |
Postgraduate | 3 | 5.6% |
Occupation | ||
Actively employed | 10 | 18.5% |
Retired/homemaker | 5 | 9.3% |
Not available | 39 | 72.22% |
Menopausal status | ||
Premenopausal | 7 | 13.0% |
Postmenopausal | 46 | 85.2%, |
Tumour size | ||
T1 | 15 | 30.6% |
T2 | 27 | 55.1% |
T3 | 5 | 10.2% |
T4 | 2 | 4.1% |
Node positivity | ||
N0 | 17 | 37.0% |
N1 | 13 | 28.3% |
N2 | 11 | 23.9% |
N3 | 5 | 10.9% |
Metastasis | ||
M0 | 27 | 49.1% |
Mx | 12 | 21.8% |
Type of surgery | ||
Breast conservation surgery | 19 | 35.2% |
Mastectomy | 33 | 61.1% |
Time elapsed following surgery | ||
> 2 years | 38 | 70.38% |
2 years | 15 | 27.8% |
Axillary surgery | ||
Sentinel lymph node biopsy | 16 | 29.6% |
Axillary lymph node dissection | 32 | 59.3% |
Adjuvant chemotherapy | ||
Yes | 23 | 42.6% |
No | 9 | 16.7% |
No information | 22 | 40.7% |
Adjuvant radiotherapy | ||
Yes | 29 | 53.7% |
No | 3 | 5.6% |
No information | 22 | 40.7% |
Hormone Therapy | ||
Yes | 20 | 37% |
No | 12 | 22.2% |
No information | 22 | 40.7% |