Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics among patients treated with and without radiation therapy
Category | No Radiation therapy | Radiation therapy | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients* | 123 | 69 | |
Median age at diagnosis, yr | 68 (37–97) | 61 (28–88) | 0.02 |
Median survival, m | 58 | 69 | 0.70 |
Race | 0.52 | ||
- White | 109 (88.6%) | 59 (85.5%) | |
- Black | 10 (8.1%) | 10 (14.5%) | |
- Others | 3 (2.4%) | 0 | |
- Unknown | 1 (0.8%) | 0 | |
Female % | 119 (96.7%) | 69 (100%) | 0.28 |
Surgery | 0.90 | ||
- Yes | 99 (80.5) | 53 (76.8%) | |
- No | 21 (17.1%) | 15 (21.7%) | |
- Unknown | 3 (2.4%) | 1 (1.5%) | |
Staging | 0.62 | ||
- Distant | 26 (21.1%) | 11 (15.9%) | |
- Localized | 54 (43.9%) | 28 (40.6%) | |
- Regional | 43 (35%) | 30 (43.5%) |