Clinical Study

No Excess Mortality in Patients Aged 50 Years and Older Who Received Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast

Table 3

Mortality (10 years) of the surgically treated patients with DCIS as compared to the general population according to age, stratified by treatment.

TreatmentMortality<50 years50–64 years65–75 years>75 yearsOverall

BCS+RTObserved7345224117
Expected5.247.567.426.9147
Relative mortality1.40.70.80.90.8*
BCS-RTObserved6365771170
Expected3.829.449.674.5157.3
Relative mortality1.61.21.11.01.1
MASTObserved2961100119309
Expected11.163.3102.2131.0307.5
Relative mortality2.6***1.01.00.91.0
OverallObserved44156233271704
Expected21.6154.6243.7272.2692.1
Relative mortality2.0***1.01.01.01.0

, , . Median follow-up: 5.9 years (range 1.2–10.9).