Research Article

Smoking and Breast Cancer Recurrence after Breast Conservation Therapy

Table 2

Recurrence by smoking status.

ā€‰Type recurrenceAny recurrenceNo recurrenceTotal
ā€‰LocalDistantUnknown

Never smoker45110 (2.7%)366 (97.3%)376 (100%)
Prior smoker3137 (3.6%)189 (96.4%)196 (100%)
Current smoker3115 (9.6%)47 (90.4%)52 (100%)

Total107522 (3.5%)602 (96.5%)624 (100%)

for any recurrence versus no recurrence.