Research Article
A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of UK Breast Surgeons’ Views on the Management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Table 3
Geographical differences in perceived prognosis for each DCIS grade (percentage in each group (
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| | DCIS Grade | Region | Risk of developing invasive Ca | Risk of death | | 1–9% | 10–19% | 20–49% | 50%+ | 0% | 1% | 2–5% | 6%+ |
| | Low | North | 9 (2) | 45 (10) | 32 (7) | 14 (3) | 23 (5) | 27 (6) | 32 (7) | 18 (4) | | South | 30 (6) | 40 (8) | 20 (4) | 10 (2) | | 40 (8) | 45 (9) | 15 (3) | | Scotland | 43 (3) | 57 (4) | | | 14 (1) | 71 (5) | 14 (1) | | | Total | 22 (11) | 45 (22) | 22 (11) | 10 (5) | 12 (6) | 39 (19) | 35 (17) | 14 (7) |
| | Intermediate | North | 9 (2) | 14 (3) | 59 (13) | 18 (4) | 23 (5) | 9 (2) | 32 (7) | 36 (8) | | South | 5 (1) | 25 (5) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | | 10 (2) | 55 (11) | 35 (7) | | Scotland | 29 (2) | 29 (2) | 43 (3) | | | 43 (3) | 43 (3) | 14 (1) | | Total | 10 (5) | 20 (10) | 49 (24) | 20 (10) | 10 (5) | 14 (7) | 43 (21) | 33 (16) |
| | High | North | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 32 (7) | 59 (13) | | 5 (1) | 27 (6) | 68 (15) | | South | 5 (1) | | 15 (3) | 80 (16) | | | 30 (6) | 70 (14) | | Scotland | | 14 (1) | 57 (4) | 29 (2) | | 14 (1) | 71 (5) | 14 (1) | | Total | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 29 (14) | 63 (31) | | 4 (2) | 35 (17) | 61 (30) |
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