Table 42


Comparison of Breast


Cancer Cases: Age and Survival


Sample


Characteristic


N = 101 a n = 96 b


Age
 M 65.44 64.80 65.07 62.08
 SD 14.37 14.35 14.51 8.17

Survival
 M 27.17 26.80 26.92 73
 SD 18.93 18.53 18.40 51

a b
 Original sample. Cases with missing values for stage
and histology excluded. Cases wAth missing values for
stage and log survival excluded. Breast cancer patients
interviewed for psychosocial analysis.

Table 43

Demographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Cases



 Sample


Characteristic N = 101 a n = 96 bn = 96 a n = 12

Race
 White 91 86 91 12
 Black 10 10 10 0

Sex
 Female 101 96 96 12
 Male 0 0 0 0

a b
 Original sample. Cases with missing values for stage
and histology excluded. cCases wAth missing values for
stage and log survival excluded. Breast cancer patients
interviewed for psychosocial analysis.


n = 96 a


n = 12 d