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Table 2 Patient worrying about cancer 50% or more of the time by cancer stage, by age group and by treatment

From: Identifying at risk populations amongst breast cancer survivors and their common symptoms and concerns

 

Total number of Patients

Number of patients worrying about cancer > 50%

Percent of patients worrying about cancer > 50%

p-Value

 

Cancer Stage

   

0.0007

 

 0

161

26

16.15%

  

 1

513

68

13.26%

  

 2

132

37

28.03%

  

 3 or 4

56

11

19.64%

  

Age Group

   

< 0.0001

 

 Age 45 and younger

78

38

48.72%

  

 Age 46–69

519

84

16.18%

  

 Age 70 and older

266

20

7.52%

  

Treatment

   

0.0157

 

 Endocrine only

146

23

15.75%

  

 Radiation only

57

4

7.02%

  

 Chemotherapy only

40

7

17.50%

  

 Endocrine and Radiation

236

27

11.44%

  

 Endocrine and Chemo

61

16

26.23%

  

 Radiation and Chemo

61

13

21.31%

  

 Endocrine, Radiation and Chemo

157

35

22.29%

  

 None of the three treatments

105

17

16.19%