The optimal sequence of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in adjuvant treatment of breast cancer

Table 1 patients' characteristics

Variable	All patients [%]	Group A [%]	Group B [%]	Group C [%]	p
Total number	267	67	150	50
Age at diagnosis (Mean) year	49.5	50	49	50.3	0.9
Menopausal status
Premenopausal	108 [40.7]	26 [38.8]	62 [41.3]	20 [40]	p > 0.5
perimenopausal	48 [18]	15 [22.4]	25 [16.7]	8 [16]
postmenopausal	111 [41.3]	26 [38.8]	63 [42]	22 [44]
Laterality					p > 0.5
Right	116 [56.6]	32 [47.8]	60 [40]	24 [48]
Left	151 [43.4]	35 [55.2]	90 [60]	26 [52]
Stage					p > 0.5
I	18 [6.7]	5 [7.5]	9 [6]	4 [8]
II	181 [67.8	39 [58.2]	109 [72.7]	33 [66]
III	68 [25.5]	23 [34.3]	32 [21.3]	13 [26]
Type of surgery					p > 0.5
MRM	234 [87.6]	57 [85.1]	131 [87.3]	43 [86]
BCS	33 [12.4]	10 [14.9]	19 [12.7]	7 [14]
Hormonal receptor	151 [56.6]	41 [61.2]	79 [52.6]	31 [14]	p > 0.5
Positive	116 [43.4]	26 [38.8]	71 [47.4]	19 [12]
Negative