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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND PRECISION MEDICINE

Adherence to treatment guidelines and survival in older women with early-stage breast cancer in Denmark 2008–2012

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Pages 741-747 | Received 14 Oct 2019, Accepted 11 Apr 2020, Published online: 04 May 2020

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Figure 1. 23,247 women from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG) database diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in Denmark, 2008–2012 according to age at diagnosis and residence.

Figure 1. 23,247 women from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG) database diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in Denmark, 2008–2012 according to age at diagnosis and residence.

Table 1. Characteristics of 23,247 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in Denmark 2008–2012, by age and residence at diagnosis.

Table 2. Guideline treatment and reasons for deviations among 441 women according to age at diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer in Funen 2008–2012.

Figure 2. (A) The observed and expected survival for all women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer between 2008-2012 according to age at diagnosis (N = 23,247). (B) The expected and observed survival among the older women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in Funen between 2008–2012 according to age at diagnosis (N = 441). 5 year estimated overall survival (95% confidence intervals) was: 85% (78–92), 74% (65–81), 75% (66–83), and 41% (31–52) for the age groups: 70–74 years, 75–79 years, 80–84 years, and 85+ years, respectively.

Figure 2. (A) The observed and expected survival for all women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer between 2008-2012 according to age at diagnosis (N = 23,247). (B) The expected and observed survival among the older women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in Funen between 2008–2012 according to age at diagnosis (N = 441). 5 year estimated overall survival (95% confidence intervals) was: 85% (78–92), 74% (65–81), 75% (66–83), and 41% (31–52) for the age groups: 70–74 years, 75–79 years, 80–84 years, and 85+ years, respectively.

Table 3. Overall survival after early stage breast cancer among women aged 70 years or more in Funen between 2008–2012, adjusted for age.

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