Research Article

Breast Cancer Survival and Incidence: 10 Years Cancer Registry Data in the Northwest, Iran

Table 1

Main characteristics of breast cancer patients (total and cases with follow-up) in Northwest of Iran, between 2007 and 2016.

CharacteristicTotal cases (,989)Cases with follow-up ()

AgeMean (SD)50.4 ()50.6 ()
Range21-9823-93
<50 years of age2299 (46.1%)658 (49.3%)
≥50 years of age2689 (53.9%)677 (50.7%)

SexMale104 (2.1%)26 (1.9%)
Female4885 (97.9%)1309 (98.1%)

MorphologyDuctal carcinoma3096 (62.1%)1036 (77.6%)
Lobular carcinoma585 (11.7%)81 (6.1%)
Others684 (13.7%)73 (5.5%)
NOS624 (12.5%)145 (10.9%)

GradeI736 (14.6%)232 (17.4%)
II1348 (27.0%)511 (38.3%)
III248 (4.9%)86 (6.4%)
Unknown2657 (53.3%)506 (37.9%)