CONSORT Diagram
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DCIS, DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU, TUMOR
DCIS indicates ductal carcinoma in situ.The median (range) age of the cohort was 48 (23-76) years, and 137 of 245 participants (55.9%) were premenopausal or perimenopausal. The median (range) pathological tumor (pT) size was 2.5 (0-6) cm with 79 participants (32.2%) having pT less than or equal to 2 cm and 156 (63.7%) having pT greater than 2 cm. Axillary lymph node status on histopathology report was negative in 153 participants (62.4%), hormone receptor (estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor) status was positive in 185 (75.5%), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 was negative in 197 (80.4%). Of note, 144 participants (58.6%) were of lower or middle socioeconomic status and 114 (46.4%) had not completed college. Further details of the clinicopathological characteristics are provided in 