Characteristics | Alive | Breast cancer deaths | Other-cause deaths |
---|---|---|---|
Total, n (%) | 30,972 (48.7%) | 9,608 (15.1%) | 22,986 (36.2%) |
Age, years, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   85+ | 18,054 (63.0%) | 4,021 (14.0%) | 6,572 (22.9%) |
   75 to 84 | 11,543 (43.9%) | 3,900 (14.8%) | 10,824 (41.2%) |
   66 to 74 | 1,375 (15.9%) | 1,687 (19.5%) | 5,590 (64.6%) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 27,224 (48.9%) | 8,170 (14.7%) | 20,329 (36.5%) |
   Black | 1,481 (38.3%) | 889 (23.0%) | 1,501 (38.8%) |
   Hispanic | 966 (50.8%) | 324 (17.0%) | 613 (32.2%) |
   Other/unknown | 1,301 (62.9%) | 225 (10.9%) | 543 (26.2%) |
Stage, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   I | 19,447 (59.3%) | 1,735 (5.3%) | 11,597 (35.4%) |
   II | 9,001 (44.1%) | 3,546 (17.4%) | 7,856 (38.5%) |
   III and IV | 911 (15.4%) | 3,296 (55.6%) | 1,724 (29.1%) |
   Unknown | 1,613 (36.2%) | 1,031 (23.2%) | 1,809 (40.6%) |
Grade, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   1 | 6,410 (61.3%) | 497 (4.8%) | 3,546 (33.9%) |
   2 | 11,966 (53.0%) | 2,556 (11.3%) | 8,052 (35.7%) |
   3 and 4 | 7,121 (42.6%) | 3,917 (23.4%) | 5,694 (34.0%) |
   Unknown | 5,475 (39.6%) | 2,638 (19.1%) | 5,694 (41.2%) |
ER status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Positive | 21,388 (52.5%) | 4,784 (11.7%) | 14,568 (35.8%) |
   Negative | 3,471 (43.8%) | 2,006 (25.3%) | 2,451 (30.9%) |
   Unknown/other | 6,113 (41.0%) | 2,818 (18.9%) | 5,967 (40.0%) |
Surgery, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 30,506 (51.1%) | 7,658 (12.8%) | 21,553 (36.1%) |
   No | 152 (6.4%) | 1,297 (54.7%) | 921 (38.9%) |
   Unknown | 314 (21.2%) | 653 (44.2%) | 512 (34.6%) |
Chemotherapy, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 4,709 (50.0%) | 2,724 (29.0%) | 1,975 (21.0%) |
   No | 26,263 (48.5%) | 6,884 (12.7%) | 21,011 (38.8%) |
Radiation therapy, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 13,350 (61.5%) | 2,798 (12.9%) | 5,556 (25.6%) |
   No | 17,622 (42.1%) | 6,810 (16.3%) | 17,430 (41.6%) |
Comorbidity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 21,017 (56.7%) | 5,500 (14.8%) | 10,544 (28.4%) |
   Previous cancer | 4,280 (41.4%) | 1,533 (14.8%) | 4,534 (43.8%) |
   Cardiovascular disease | 1,955 (24.1%) | 1,353 (16.7%) | 4,794 (59.2%) |
   COPD | 1,886 (33.6%) | 798 (14.2%) | 2,927 (52.2%) |
   Diabetes | 3,000 (36.4%) | 1,308 (15.9%) | 3,939 (47.8%) |