Table 2 Description of the characteristics of care for women, and staging comparison from a reference centre for breast cancer treatment in Cariri, Brazil, between 2009 and 2011
From: Treatment delays among women with breast cancer in a low socio-economic status region in Brazil
Variables | All group | Stage I/II | Stage III/IV | Chi-square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Received treatment in OCC (n = 473) | ||||
Yes | 427 (90.3%) | 245 (90.1%) | 182 (90.5%) | 0.864 |
Radiotherapy treatment in the first (n = 428) | ||||
Yes | 293 (68.5%) | 166 (67.5%) | 127 (69.8%) | 0.613 |
Surgery in the first treatment (n = 428) | ||||
Yes | 212 (49.5%) | 119 (48.4%) | 93 (51.1%) | 0.577 |
Chemotherapy in the first treatment (n = 428) | ||||
Yes | 363 (84.8%) | 193 (78.5%) | 170 (93.4%) | <0.0001 |
Hormone therapy in the first treatment (n = 428)a | ||||
Yes | 203 (47.4%) | 127 (51.6%) | 76 (41.8%) | 0.042 |
Number of therapies received (n = 427) | ||||
1 | 98 (22.9%) | 61 (22.4%) | 37 (20.3%) | 0.728 |
2 | 107 (25.1%) | 58 (21.3%) | 49 (26.9%) | |
3 | 129 (30.2%) | 76 (27.9%) | 53 (29.1%) | |
4 | 93 (21.8%) | 50 (28.4%) | 43 (23.7%) | |
Cost of diagnosis (n = 333) | ||||
Public | 306 (92.9%) | 163 (90.6%) | 143 (93.5%) | 0.333 |
Private or health plan | 27 (8.1%) | 17 (9.4%) | 10 (6.5%) | |
Cost of treatment (n = 332) | ||||
Public | 306 (92.2%) | 163 (91.1%) | 143 (93.5%) | 0.417 |
Private or health plan | 26 (7.8%) | 16 (8.9%) | 10 (6.5%) | |
Source of referral (n = 329) | ||||
Public | 302 (91.8%) | 161 (89.9%) | 141 (94.0%) | 0.182 |
Private or health plan | 27 (8.2%) | 18 (10.1%) | 9 (6.0%) | |