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Summary Table: Treatment
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Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found in the report.
Trend key: |
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solid green - headed in the right direction |
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dotted red - headed in the wrong direction |
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dashed black - stable or non-significant change (NSC) |
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Breast Cancer Treatment |
Colorectal cancer Treatment
1987-2000 |
Breast-conserving surgery with radiation
1992-2002 |
Multi-agent chemotherapy
1987-2002 |
Measure |
Percent of women aged 20 years and older, diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (less than stage IIIA), receiving breast-conserving surgery and radiation treatment. |
Percent of women aged 20 years and older, diagnosed with node positive, stage I–IIIa breast cancer, receiving multi-agent chemotherapy. |
Percent of individuals aged 20 years and older, diagnosed with stage III colon cancer who received 5-FU plus either levamisole or leucovorin or diagnosed with stage II or stage III rectal cancer who received 5-FU with or without radiotherapy. |
Trend |
Rising, then NSC
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Rising
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Rising
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Desired direction |
Rising ![](images/icon-rising.gif) |
Rising ![](images/icon-rising.gif) |
Rising ![](images/icon-rising.gif) |
Most recent estimate |
In 2002, 41 percent of women aged 20 years and older diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (less than stage IIIA) received mastectomy, 37 percent received breast-conserving surgery plus radiation, and 19 percent received breast-conserving surgery only. |
In 2000, 69 percent of women aged 20 years and older, diagnosed with node positive breast cancer, received multi-agent chemotherapy. |
In 2000, 57 percent of stage III colon, and stage II and III rectal patients aged 20 years and older received adjuvant chemotherapy. |
Healthy People 2010 target |
There is no Healthy People 2010 target for breast-conserving surgery and radiation treatment. |
There is no Healthy People 2010 target for multi-agent chemotherapy treatment. |
There is no Healthy People 2010 target for cancer treatment including colorectal cancer treatment. |
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