Table 1 |
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Demographic details and tumour characteristics of the patients |
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1995/1996 |
2005/2006 |
p-value |
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New cases |
202 |
411 |
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Gender: females |
99% |
99% |
NS (t-test) |
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Mean age (range) |
58 years (26-93) |
58 years (27-93) |
NS (t-test) |
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Tumour size (mean) |
28.5 mm (SD 22.6) |
25.66 mm (SD 22.1) |
NS (t-test) |
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Tumour type |
Invasive 94% |
Invasive 87% |
NS (chi square) |
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DCIS 6% |
DCIS 13% |
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Invasive subtype |
Ductal 80% |
Ductal 75% |
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Lobular 15% |
Lobular 14% |
NS (chi square) |
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Other 5% |
Other 11% |
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(NS = nonsignificant) |
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Heneghan et al. BMC Surgery 2009 9:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-9-15 |
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