title: Breast cancer: five-year survival in Srinagarind Hospital, Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among Thai women after cancer of the cervix.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the overall five-year survival of breast cancer patients treated at Srinagarind hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 1998 and December 2002, 382 patients with breast cancer who got definite treatment at Srinagarind hospital were included in the present study. Their medical records were reviewed including sex, age, stage at diagnosis, histological types, histological grades, treatment modality and survival.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 380 female patients (99.5%) and 2 male patients (0.5%). The peak age group was 41-50 years (38.5%), mean age was 48.3 years old. The most common histological type was invasive ductal carcinoma (95.3%). Most patients received surgical treatment (91.9%) and chemotherapy (94.2%). The overall five-year survival rate was 63%. The overall five-year survival rate in stage I, II, III and IV were 100%, 85%, 39% and 9% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The peak age of breast cancer was 41-50 years old. The overall five-year survival rate was 63%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. potchavit@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Potchavit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aphinives
authors.forename: Suriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Punchai
authors.forename: Damnern
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vajirodom
authors.forename: Vajarabhongsa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhudhisawasdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology