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Age and tumour size distribution of the study participants compared with Victorian women diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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| Age group |
Victorian women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2004 [17] |
Women in 'Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study' |
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| <40 years |
5.6% |
6.1% |
| 40–59 years |
46.2% |
54.3% |
| 60–79 years |
37.0% |
36.2% |
| 80+ years |
11.2% |
3.4% |
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| Tumour size (where known) |
Victorian women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2000 [19] |
Women in 'Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study' |
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| <1 cm |
19.1% |
17.9% |
| 1-<2 cm |
42.4% |
44.0% |
| 2-<5 cm |
34.1% |
35.0% |
| 5-<10 cm |
3.9% |
2.9% |
| 10+ cm |
0.5% |
0.2% |
Lijovic et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:126 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-126 |
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