Table 1

Patient/tumour characteristics by treatment modality (n = 14 182)

Patient/tumour characteristicTreatment modalityP
sBCS + RTx, 8537 (60.2)OBCS + RTx, 360 (2.5)Mx + RTx, 2953 (20.9)Mx − RTx, 2332 (16.4)Total, n = 14 182
Age at diagnosis (years)<0.001
 <501412 (16.5)118 (32.8)882 (29.9)336 (14.4)2748 (19.3)
 50–695625 (65.9)220 (61.1)1374 (46.5)1045 (44.8)8264 (58.3)
 ≥701500 (17.6)22 (6.1)697 (23.6)951 (40.8)3170 (22.4)
 Median (range)61 (23–92)53 (23–80)57 (25–94)67 (22–96)61 (22–96)
Referral<0.001
 Symptomatic4135 (48.4)237 (65.8)2330 (78.9)1493 (64.0)8195 (57.8)
 Screening3875 (45.4)100 (27.8)394 (13.3)543 (23.3)4912 (34.6)
 Other527 (6.2)23 (6.4)229 (7.8)296 (12.7)1075 (7.6)
Year of diagnosis<0.001
 2010–20111022 (12.0)28 (7.8)423 (14.3)364 (15.6)1837 (13.0)
 2012–20131887 (22.1)39 (10.8)714 (24.2)566 (24.3)3206 (22.6)
 2014–20151908 (22.3)98 (27.2)655 (22.2)542 (23.2)3203 (22.6)
 2016–20171815 (21.3)103 (28.6)595 (20.1)432 (18.5)2945 (20.8)
 2018–20191905 (22.3)92 (25.6)566 (19.2)428 (18.4)2991 (21.1)
SIMD category0.006
 Most affluent1668 (19.6)90 (25.1)569 (19.4)408 (17.5)2735 (19.4)
 Affluent1449 (17.1)64 (17.9)489 (16.7)394 (17.0)2396 (17.0)
 Intermediate1518 (17.9)71 (19.8)505 (17.2)378 (16.3)2472 (17.5)
 Deprived1739 (20.5)64 (17.9)608 (20.7)525 (22.6)2936 (20.8)
 Most deprived2116 (24.9)69 (19.3)763 (26.0)615 (26.5)3563 (25.3)
Bilateral breast cancer<0.001
 No8421 (98.9)354 (98.3)2846 (97.1)2253 (96.9)13 874 (98.2)
 Yes96 (1.1)6 (1.7)86 (2.9)71 (3.1)259 (1.8)
T stage*<0.001
 T15657 (66.3)112 (31.3)462 (16.1)1040 (44.6)7271 (51.6)
 T22704 (31.7)209 (58.4)1578 (54.8)1201 (51.5)5692 (40.3)
 ≥T3171 (2.0)37 (10.3)837 (29.1)90 (3.9)1135 (8.1)
N stage*<0.001
 N06383 (75.0)255 (70.8)654 (22.2)1917 (85.2)9209 (65.5)
 N11867 (21.9)87 (24.2)1704 (58.1)266 (11.8)3924 (27.9)
 N2180 (2.1)13 (3.6)386 (13.2)46 (2.0)625 (4.4)
 N383 (1.0)5 (1.4)191 (6.5)22 (1.0)301 (2.1)
Prognostic stage<0.001
 I5555 (65.1)108 (30.0)408 (13.8)1009 (43.3)7080 (49.9)
 II2791 (32.7)230 (63.9)1856 (62.9)1230 (52.7)6107 (43.1)
 III191 (2.2)22 (6.1)689 (23.3)93 (4.0)995 (7.0)
Histological subtype<0.001
 Ductal7137 (83.6)295 (81.9)2238 (75.8)1775 (76.1)11 445 (80.7)
 Lobular754 (8.8)48 (13.3)507 (17.2)360 (15.4)1669 (11.8)
 Other643 (7.5)17 (4.7)207 (7.0)197 (8.4)1064 (7.5)
Tumour grade<0.001
 11287 (15.3)22 (6.3)114 (4.1)218 (9.5)1641 (11.8)
 24035 (47.9)159 (45.3)1211 (43.3)1123 (48.8)6528 (47.1)
 33095 (36.8)170 (48.4)1473 (52.6)959 (41.7)5697 (41.1)
Subtype<0.001
 ER+HER2−6157 (72.1)231 (64.2)1763 (59.7)1503 (64.5)9654 (68.1)
 ER+HER2+696 (8.2)52 (14.4)401 (13.6)213 (9.1)1362 (9.6)
 ER−HER2+274 (3.2)15 (4.2)207 (7.0)113 (4.8)609 (4.3)
 ER−HER2−592 (6.9)18 (5.0)254 (8.6)190 (8.1)1054 (7.4)
 Inconclusive818 (9.6)44 (12.2)328 (11.1)313 (13.4)1503 (10.6)
Chemotherapy<0.001
 No5548 (65.0)147 (40.8)863 (29.2)1767 (75.8)8325 (58.7)
 Yes2989 (35.0)213 (59.2)2090 (70.8)565 (24.2)5857 (41.3)
Biological therapy<0.001
 No7681 (90.0)287 (79.7)2369 (80.2)2116 (90.7)12 453 (87.8)
 Yes856 (10.0)73 (20.3)584 (19.8)216 (9.3)1729 (12.2)
Endocrine therapy<0.001
 No1333 (15.6)61 (16.9)688 (23.3)519 (22.3)2601 (18.3)
 Yes7204 (84.4)299 (83.1)2265 (76.7)1813 (77.7)11 581 (81.7)
Deaths
 Overall1265 (14.8)37 (10.3)926 (31.4)734 (31.5)2962 (20.9)<0.001
 Breast cancer-specific450 (5.3)26 (7.2)604 (20.5)246 (10.5)1326 (9.3)<0.001
Patient/tumour characteristicTreatment modalityP
sBCS + RTx, 8537 (60.2)OBCS + RTx, 360 (2.5)Mx + RTx, 2953 (20.9)Mx − RTx, 2332 (16.4)Total, n = 14 182
Age at diagnosis (years)<0.001
 <501412 (16.5)118 (32.8)882 (29.9)336 (14.4)2748 (19.3)
 50–695625 (65.9)220 (61.1)1374 (46.5)1045 (44.8)8264 (58.3)
 ≥701500 (17.6)22 (6.1)697 (23.6)951 (40.8)3170 (22.4)
 Median (range)61 (23–92)53 (23–80)57 (25–94)67 (22–96)61 (22–96)
Referral<0.001
 Symptomatic4135 (48.4)237 (65.8)2330 (78.9)1493 (64.0)8195 (57.8)
 Screening3875 (45.4)100 (27.8)394 (13.3)543 (23.3)4912 (34.6)
 Other527 (6.2)23 (6.4)229 (7.8)296 (12.7)1075 (7.6)
Year of diagnosis<0.001
 2010–20111022 (12.0)28 (7.8)423 (14.3)364 (15.6)1837 (13.0)
 2012–20131887 (22.1)39 (10.8)714 (24.2)566 (24.3)3206 (22.6)
 2014–20151908 (22.3)98 (27.2)655 (22.2)542 (23.2)3203 (22.6)
 2016–20171815 (21.3)103 (28.6)595 (20.1)432 (18.5)2945 (20.8)
 2018–20191905 (22.3)92 (25.6)566 (19.2)428 (18.4)2991 (21.1)
SIMD category0.006
 Most affluent1668 (19.6)90 (25.1)569 (19.4)408 (17.5)2735 (19.4)
 Affluent1449 (17.1)64 (17.9)489 (16.7)394 (17.0)2396 (17.0)
 Intermediate1518 (17.9)71 (19.8)505 (17.2)378 (16.3)2472 (17.5)
 Deprived1739 (20.5)64 (17.9)608 (20.7)525 (22.6)2936 (20.8)
 Most deprived2116 (24.9)69 (19.3)763 (26.0)615 (26.5)3563 (25.3)
Bilateral breast cancer<0.001
 No8421 (98.9)354 (98.3)2846 (97.1)2253 (96.9)13 874 (98.2)
 Yes96 (1.1)6 (1.7)86 (2.9)71 (3.1)259 (1.8)
T stage*<0.001
 T15657 (66.3)112 (31.3)462 (16.1)1040 (44.6)7271 (51.6)
 T22704 (31.7)209 (58.4)1578 (54.8)1201 (51.5)5692 (40.3)
 ≥T3171 (2.0)37 (10.3)837 (29.1)90 (3.9)1135 (8.1)
N stage*<0.001
 N06383 (75.0)255 (70.8)654 (22.2)1917 (85.2)9209 (65.5)
 N11867 (21.9)87 (24.2)1704 (58.1)266 (11.8)3924 (27.9)
 N2180 (2.1)13 (3.6)386 (13.2)46 (2.0)625 (4.4)
 N383 (1.0)5 (1.4)191 (6.5)22 (1.0)301 (2.1)
Prognostic stage<0.001
 I5555 (65.1)108 (30.0)408 (13.8)1009 (43.3)7080 (49.9)
 II2791 (32.7)230 (63.9)1856 (62.9)1230 (52.7)6107 (43.1)
 III191 (2.2)22 (6.1)689 (23.3)93 (4.0)995 (7.0)
Histological subtype<0.001
 Ductal7137 (83.6)295 (81.9)2238 (75.8)1775 (76.1)11 445 (80.7)
 Lobular754 (8.8)48 (13.3)507 (17.2)360 (15.4)1669 (11.8)
 Other643 (7.5)17 (4.7)207 (7.0)197 (8.4)1064 (7.5)
Tumour grade<0.001
 11287 (15.3)22 (6.3)114 (4.1)218 (9.5)1641 (11.8)
 24035 (47.9)159 (45.3)1211 (43.3)1123 (48.8)6528 (47.1)
 33095 (36.8)170 (48.4)1473 (52.6)959 (41.7)5697 (41.1)
Subtype<0.001
 ER+HER2−6157 (72.1)231 (64.2)1763 (59.7)1503 (64.5)9654 (68.1)
 ER+HER2+696 (8.2)52 (14.4)401 (13.6)213 (9.1)1362 (9.6)
 ER−HER2+274 (3.2)15 (4.2)207 (7.0)113 (4.8)609 (4.3)
 ER−HER2−592 (6.9)18 (5.0)254 (8.6)190 (8.1)1054 (7.4)
 Inconclusive818 (9.6)44 (12.2)328 (11.1)313 (13.4)1503 (10.6)
Chemotherapy<0.001
 No5548 (65.0)147 (40.8)863 (29.2)1767 (75.8)8325 (58.7)
 Yes2989 (35.0)213 (59.2)2090 (70.8)565 (24.2)5857 (41.3)
Biological therapy<0.001
 No7681 (90.0)287 (79.7)2369 (80.2)2116 (90.7)12 453 (87.8)
 Yes856 (10.0)73 (20.3)584 (19.8)216 (9.3)1729 (12.2)
Endocrine therapy<0.001
 No1333 (15.6)61 (16.9)688 (23.3)519 (22.3)2601 (18.3)
 Yes7204 (84.4)299 (83.1)2265 (76.7)1813 (77.7)11 581 (81.7)
Deaths
 Overall1265 (14.8)37 (10.3)926 (31.4)734 (31.5)2962 (20.9)<0.001
 Breast cancer-specific450 (5.3)26 (7.2)604 (20.5)246 (10.5)1326 (9.3)<0.001

Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. *Pathological stage used for primary surgery patients and pretreatment clinical stage used for neoadjuvant chemotherapy patients. sBCS, standard breast-conserving surgery; RTx, radiotherapy; OBCS, oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery; MTx, mastectomy; SMID, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; ER, oestrogen receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2.

Table 1

Patient/tumour characteristics by treatment modality (n = 14 182)

Patient/tumour characteristicTreatment modalityP
sBCS + RTx, 8537 (60.2)OBCS + RTx, 360 (2.5)Mx + RTx, 2953 (20.9)Mx − RTx, 2332 (16.4)Total, n = 14 182
Age at diagnosis (years)<0.001
 <501412 (16.5)118 (32.8)882 (29.9)336 (14.4)2748 (19.3)
 50–695625 (65.9)220 (61.1)1374 (46.5)1045 (44.8)8264 (58.3)
 ≥701500 (17.6)22 (6.1)697 (23.6)951 (40.8)3170 (22.4)
 Median (range)61 (23–92)53 (23–80)57 (25–94)67 (22–96)61 (22–96)
Referral<0.001
 Symptomatic4135 (48.4)237 (65.8)2330 (78.9)1493 (64.0)8195 (57.8)
 Screening3875 (45.4)100 (27.8)394 (13.3)543 (23.3)4912 (34.6)
 Other527 (6.2)23 (6.4)229 (7.8)296 (12.7)1075 (7.6)
Year of diagnosis<0.001
 2010–20111022 (12.0)28 (7.8)423 (14.3)364 (15.6)1837 (13.0)
 2012–20131887 (22.1)39 (10.8)714 (24.2)566 (24.3)3206 (22.6)
 2014–20151908 (22.3)98 (27.2)655 (22.2)542 (23.2)3203 (22.6)
 2016–20171815 (21.3)103 (28.6)595 (20.1)432 (18.5)2945 (20.8)
 2018–20191905 (22.3)92 (25.6)566 (19.2)428 (18.4)2991 (21.1)
SIMD category0.006
 Most affluent1668 (19.6)90 (25.1)569 (19.4)408 (17.5)2735 (19.4)
 Affluent1449 (17.1)64 (17.9)489 (16.7)394 (17.0)2396 (17.0)
 Intermediate1518 (17.9)71 (19.8)505 (17.2)378 (16.3)2472 (17.5)
 Deprived1739 (20.5)64 (17.9)608 (20.7)525 (22.6)2936 (20.8)
 Most deprived2116 (24.9)69 (19.3)763 (26.0)615 (26.5)3563 (25.3)
Bilateral breast cancer<0.001
 No8421 (98.9)354 (98.3)2846 (97.1)2253 (96.9)13 874 (98.2)
 Yes96 (1.1)6 (1.7)86 (2.9)71 (3.1)259 (1.8)
T stage*<0.001
 T15657 (66.3)112 (31.3)462 (16.1)1040 (44.6)7271 (51.6)
 T22704 (31.7)209 (58.4)1578 (54.8)1201 (51.5)5692 (40.3)
 ≥T3171 (2.0)37 (10.3)837 (29.1)90 (3.9)1135 (8.1)
N stage*<0.001
 N06383 (75.0)255 (70.8)654 (22.2)1917 (85.2)9209 (65.5)
 N11867 (21.9)87 (24.2)1704 (58.1)266 (11.8)3924 (27.9)
 N2180 (2.1)13 (3.6)386 (13.2)46 (2.0)625 (4.4)
 N383 (1.0)5 (1.4)191 (6.5)22 (1.0)301 (2.1)
Prognostic stage<0.001
 I5555 (65.1)108 (30.0)408 (13.8)1009 (43.3)7080 (49.9)
 II2791 (32.7)230 (63.9)1856 (62.9)1230 (52.7)6107 (43.1)
 III191 (2.2)22 (6.1)689 (23.3)93 (4.0)995 (7.0)
Histological subtype<0.001
 Ductal7137 (83.6)295 (81.9)2238 (75.8)1775 (76.1)11 445 (80.7)
 Lobular754 (8.8)48 (13.3)507 (17.2)360 (15.4)1669 (11.8)
 Other643 (7.5)17 (4.7)207 (7.0)197 (8.4)1064 (7.5)
Tumour grade<0.001
 11287 (15.3)22 (6.3)114 (4.1)218 (9.5)1641 (11.8)
 24035 (47.9)159 (45.3)1211 (43.3)1123 (48.8)6528 (47.1)
 33095 (36.8)170 (48.4)1473 (52.6)959 (41.7)5697 (41.1)
Subtype<0.001
 ER+HER2−6157 (72.1)231 (64.2)1763 (59.7)1503 (64.5)9654 (68.1)
 ER+HER2+696 (8.2)52 (14.4)401 (13.6)213 (9.1)1362 (9.6)
 ER−HER2+274 (3.2)15 (4.2)207 (7.0)113 (4.8)609 (4.3)
 ER−HER2−592 (6.9)18 (5.0)254 (8.6)190 (8.1)1054 (7.4)
 Inconclusive818 (9.6)44 (12.2)328 (11.1)313 (13.4)1503 (10.6)
Chemotherapy<0.001
 No5548 (65.0)147 (40.8)863 (29.2)1767 (75.8)8325 (58.7)
 Yes2989 (35.0)213 (59.2)2090 (70.8)565 (24.2)5857 (41.3)
Biological therapy<0.001
 No7681 (90.0)287 (79.7)2369 (80.2)2116 (90.7)12 453 (87.8)
 Yes856 (10.0)73 (20.3)584 (19.8)216 (9.3)1729 (12.2)
Endocrine therapy<0.001
 No1333 (15.6)61 (16.9)688 (23.3)519 (22.3)2601 (18.3)
 Yes7204 (84.4)299 (83.1)2265 (76.7)1813 (77.7)11 581 (81.7)
Deaths
 Overall1265 (14.8)37 (10.3)926 (31.4)734 (31.5)2962 (20.9)<0.001
 Breast cancer-specific450 (5.3)26 (7.2)604 (20.5)246 (10.5)1326 (9.3)<0.001
Patient/tumour characteristicTreatment modalityP
sBCS + RTx, 8537 (60.2)OBCS + RTx, 360 (2.5)Mx + RTx, 2953 (20.9)Mx − RTx, 2332 (16.4)Total, n = 14 182
Age at diagnosis (years)<0.001
 <501412 (16.5)118 (32.8)882 (29.9)336 (14.4)2748 (19.3)
 50–695625 (65.9)220 (61.1)1374 (46.5)1045 (44.8)8264 (58.3)
 ≥701500 (17.6)22 (6.1)697 (23.6)951 (40.8)3170 (22.4)
 Median (range)61 (23–92)53 (23–80)57 (25–94)67 (22–96)61 (22–96)
Referral<0.001
 Symptomatic4135 (48.4)237 (65.8)2330 (78.9)1493 (64.0)8195 (57.8)
 Screening3875 (45.4)100 (27.8)394 (13.3)543 (23.3)4912 (34.6)
 Other527 (6.2)23 (6.4)229 (7.8)296 (12.7)1075 (7.6)
Year of diagnosis<0.001
 2010–20111022 (12.0)28 (7.8)423 (14.3)364 (15.6)1837 (13.0)
 2012–20131887 (22.1)39 (10.8)714 (24.2)566 (24.3)3206 (22.6)
 2014–20151908 (22.3)98 (27.2)655 (22.2)542 (23.2)3203 (22.6)
 2016–20171815 (21.3)103 (28.6)595 (20.1)432 (18.5)2945 (20.8)
 2018–20191905 (22.3)92 (25.6)566 (19.2)428 (18.4)2991 (21.1)
SIMD category0.006
 Most affluent1668 (19.6)90 (25.1)569 (19.4)408 (17.5)2735 (19.4)
 Affluent1449 (17.1)64 (17.9)489 (16.7)394 (17.0)2396 (17.0)
 Intermediate1518 (17.9)71 (19.8)505 (17.2)378 (16.3)2472 (17.5)
 Deprived1739 (20.5)64 (17.9)608 (20.7)525 (22.6)2936 (20.8)
 Most deprived2116 (24.9)69 (19.3)763 (26.0)615 (26.5)3563 (25.3)
Bilateral breast cancer<0.001
 No8421 (98.9)354 (98.3)2846 (97.1)2253 (96.9)13 874 (98.2)
 Yes96 (1.1)6 (1.7)86 (2.9)71 (3.1)259 (1.8)
T stage*<0.001
 T15657 (66.3)112 (31.3)462 (16.1)1040 (44.6)7271 (51.6)
 T22704 (31.7)209 (58.4)1578 (54.8)1201 (51.5)5692 (40.3)
 ≥T3171 (2.0)37 (10.3)837 (29.1)90 (3.9)1135 (8.1)
N stage*<0.001
 N06383 (75.0)255 (70.8)654 (22.2)1917 (85.2)9209 (65.5)
 N11867 (21.9)87 (24.2)1704 (58.1)266 (11.8)3924 (27.9)
 N2180 (2.1)13 (3.6)386 (13.2)46 (2.0)625 (4.4)
 N383 (1.0)5 (1.4)191 (6.5)22 (1.0)301 (2.1)
Prognostic stage<0.001
 I5555 (65.1)108 (30.0)408 (13.8)1009 (43.3)7080 (49.9)
 II2791 (32.7)230 (63.9)1856 (62.9)1230 (52.7)6107 (43.1)
 III191 (2.2)22 (6.1)689 (23.3)93 (4.0)995 (7.0)
Histological subtype<0.001
 Ductal7137 (83.6)295 (81.9)2238 (75.8)1775 (76.1)11 445 (80.7)
 Lobular754 (8.8)48 (13.3)507 (17.2)360 (15.4)1669 (11.8)
 Other643 (7.5)17 (4.7)207 (7.0)197 (8.4)1064 (7.5)
Tumour grade<0.001
 11287 (15.3)22 (6.3)114 (4.1)218 (9.5)1641 (11.8)
 24035 (47.9)159 (45.3)1211 (43.3)1123 (48.8)6528 (47.1)
 33095 (36.8)170 (48.4)1473 (52.6)959 (41.7)5697 (41.1)
Subtype<0.001
 ER+HER2−6157 (72.1)231 (64.2)1763 (59.7)1503 (64.5)9654 (68.1)
 ER+HER2+696 (8.2)52 (14.4)401 (13.6)213 (9.1)1362 (9.6)
 ER−HER2+274 (3.2)15 (4.2)207 (7.0)113 (4.8)609 (4.3)
 ER−HER2−592 (6.9)18 (5.0)254 (8.6)190 (8.1)1054 (7.4)
 Inconclusive818 (9.6)44 (12.2)328 (11.1)313 (13.4)1503 (10.6)
Chemotherapy<0.001
 No5548 (65.0)147 (40.8)863 (29.2)1767 (75.8)8325 (58.7)
 Yes2989 (35.0)213 (59.2)2090 (70.8)565 (24.2)5857 (41.3)
Biological therapy<0.001
 No7681 (90.0)287 (79.7)2369 (80.2)2116 (90.7)12 453 (87.8)
 Yes856 (10.0)73 (20.3)584 (19.8)216 (9.3)1729 (12.2)
Endocrine therapy<0.001
 No1333 (15.6)61 (16.9)688 (23.3)519 (22.3)2601 (18.3)
 Yes7204 (84.4)299 (83.1)2265 (76.7)1813 (77.7)11 581 (81.7)
Deaths
 Overall1265 (14.8)37 (10.3)926 (31.4)734 (31.5)2962 (20.9)<0.001
 Breast cancer-specific450 (5.3)26 (7.2)604 (20.5)246 (10.5)1326 (9.3)<0.001

Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. *Pathological stage used for primary surgery patients and pretreatment clinical stage used for neoadjuvant chemotherapy patients. sBCS, standard breast-conserving surgery; RTx, radiotherapy; OBCS, oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery; MTx, mastectomy; SMID, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation; ER, oestrogen receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2.

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