Table 1 Characteristics at diagnosis of BCIS (breast carcinoma in situ)a

From: Increased risk of second malignancies after in situ breast carcinoma in a population-based registry

 

Subsequent cancer

 
 

No. (%)

Yes (%)

Total (%)

Age at BCIS diagnosis

49 years

288 (26)

30 (27)

318 (26)

50 years

822 (74)

83 (73)

905 (74)

Initial treatment

 No radiotherapy

765 (69)

68 (60)

833 (68)

 With radiotherapy

345 (31)

45 (40)

390 (32)

Follow-up

 1–4 years

549 (49)

64 (57)

613 (50)

 5–9 years

396 (36)

34 (30)

430 (35)

10 years

165 (15)

15 (13)

180 (15)

Subtype of initial cancer

 DCISb

1052 (95)

105 (93)

1157 (95)

 LCISc

58 (5)

8 (7)

66 (5)

Time of diagnosis d

 1972–1992

165 (15)

41 (36)

206 (17)

 1993–2002

945 (85)

72 (64)

1017 (83)

Total

1110

113

1223 (100)

  1. Mean age at BCIS diagnosis=57.1 years; Mean follow-up time=6.3 years
  2. bDCIS: ductal carcinoma in situ.
  3. cLCIS: lobular carcinoma in situ.
  4. dBreast cancer screening in southern Netherlands began to have impact in 1993 (Fracheboud et al, 2004).