Breast cancer in a multi-ethnic Asian setting: results from the Singapore-Malaysia hospital-based breast cancer registry

Pathy, N. B.; Yip, C. H.; Taib, N. A.; Hartman, M.; Saxena, N.; Lau, P.; Bulgiba, A. M.; Lee, S. C.; Lim, S. E.; Wong, J. E. L.; Verkooijen, H. M. (2011) Breast cancer in a multi-ethnic Asian setting: results from the Singapore-Malaysia hospital-based breast cancer registry. Breast, 20 (2). S75-S80. ISSN 0960-9776

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Abstract

Two hospital-based breast cancer databases (University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia n = 1513 and National University Hospital, Singapore n = 2545) were merged into a regional registry of breast cancer patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2007. A review of the data found 51% of patients diagnosed before the age of 50 years. and 72% percent of the women were Chinese followed by Malays (16%), Indians (8%), and other races (4%). Median tumor size at presentation was 26 mm and about 25% of patients presented with TNM stage III or IV disease. Most tumors were of ductal histology (87%). Fifty-seven percent of tumors were estrogen receptor positive and 40% were poorly differentiated. Of those patients who had surgery, 70% had mastectomy while 30% had breast conserving surgery. Overall, chemotherapy was administered to 56% of patients and hormonal treatment to 60%. Five-year overall survival was 82.5% in patients with TNM stage 0 to stage II cancer, and 30.2% in those with later stages. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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