PGR and neoplasm: Our data also showed that ER-/PR+ patients whose tumors were more than 5 cm in size or of high grade had particularly elevated relative mortality risks (HRs = 2.2 and 2.1, respectively) that were higher than those with ER+/PR- tumors of similar size and grade (HRs = 1.3 and 1.4, respectively), suggesting that ER negativity may have a greater influence on mortality risk than PR negativity among women with these tumor types.