In case of CA breast most prognostic factor is ?
Size of tumour
Lymph node status
Presence of estrogen receptor
Age. of menopause
Ans is 'b' ie lymph node status "the most impoant prognostic correlate for disease free and overall survival is axillary lymph node status. Node-negative women have less than a 30% risk of recurrence, compared to as much as a 75% risk for node-positive women." - Schwaz * But remember * Lymph node status may be the single most indicator of prognosis, but 'stage of breast cancer' is a better indicator of prognosis as it includes lymph node status along with loco-regional status of cancer (i.e. size, involvement of chest or overlying skin) and metastasis [so if stage of breast cancer is among the options, it should be the answer