Table 33.3. Stage distribution by age of breast cancer patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, 1973-1984
| Table 33.3. Stage distribution by age of breast cancer patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, 1973-1984. | |||||
| Age group | Number | Localized disease, % | Regional disease, % | Distant disease, % | Stage unknown, % |
| <35 | 3,684 | 48.6 | 42.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 35-44 | 12,214 | 49.8 | 41.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 45-54 | 23,855 | 47.3 | 43.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 |
| 55-64 | 29,363 | 46.8 | 41.8 | 8.1 | 3.3 |
| 65-74 | 26,302 | 49.6 | 38.3 | 8.5 | 3.7 |
| 75-84 | 16,799 | 51.4 | 35.1 | 8.0 | 5.5 |
| >84 | 5,770 | 45.6 | 34.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| Source: From Yancik et al.,14 with permission of J.B. Lippincott Company. | |||||