Fig. 2From: Initial and ten-year treatment patterns among 11,000 breast cancer patients undergoing breast surgery—an analysis of German claims dataDescription of initial treatment phase in included breast cancer patients with distant metastases (C) at diagnosis. The time frames considered for treatment and death within treatment groups were: breast conserving surgery or mastectomy within one year after diagnosis, adjuvant systemic therapy initiated within four months after diagnosis, and radiotherapy initiated within ten months after diagnosis. Deaths after the initial treatment phase were assessed later than ten months after diagnosisBack to article page