Breast Cancer Treatment Practices in Elderly Women in a Community Hospital

Table 2

Type of surgery and adjuvant treatment (1989–1999).

Type	Age			Total	𝑃  value
	70–74	75–79	≥80
Had mastectomy, number (%)	66 (44)	50 (49)	65 (46)	181 (46)	𝑃≤0.20; NS
Alone	28 (42)	29 (58)	37 (57)
With any adjuvant treatment	38 (58)	21(42)	28 (33)
With radiation therapy	9 (14)	2 (4)	2 (3)
With chemotherapy	7 (11)	4 (8)	3 (5)
With hormonal therapy	22 (33)	15 (30)	23 (35)
Had lumpectomy, number (%)	67 (44)	42 (41)	60 (42)	168 (42)	𝑃≤0.01; S
Alone	24 (36)	7 (17)	14 (23)
With any adjuvant treatment	43 (64)	35 (83)	46 (77)
With radiation therapy	22 (33)	12 (29)	15 (25)
With chemotherapy	0 (0)	3 (7)	12 (20)
With hormonal therapy	21 (31)	20 (48)	19 (32)

Abbreviation: NA: not applicable; NS: not significant; S: significant.