Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival in Iran

Table 3

Observed, expected, and relative survival rate (RSR) of breast cancer patients in Iran, diagnosed in 1999–2001.

Age at diagnosis	Number of patients (death)	5-year survival rate			RSR (95% CI)
		Observed	Expected
<35	216 (32)	83.4	97.0	0.86	(0.80–0.91)
35–49	745 (130)	81.0	93.0	0.86	(0.83–0.89)
50–64	415 (136)	64.0	76.0	0.85	(0.78–0.91)
65+	124 (82)	39.0	32.0	1.20	(0.92–1.53)^§

^§Excluding patients over 74 years.