Impact of some prognostic factors on breast cancer survival after postoperative adjuvant therapy

Our present study included 206 female breast cancer patients who underwent surgical management followed by postoperative adjuvant therapy. Patients referred to Radiation Oncology Unit, Radiology Department, Tanta University Hospitals during the period between September 1987 through December, 1991 were included in this study. Breast cancer patients [368] represent 41.5% of all female attended and 18.3% of all malignant cases. Of which 206 [23.5%] where studied. All patients were female with a mean age 46.5 [range 21-76 years]. All cases were followed for a minimum period of three years. The factors of prognostic importance were age, menstrual status, tumor size, and axillary nodal involvement on the other hand tumor site and histological types were of non-significant value