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- Title
Predictors of Mastectomy in a Certified Breast Center – The Surgeon is an Independent Risk Factor.
- Authors
Dixon, J Michael; Mak, Cindy
- Abstract
The author reflects on the significant variations in the rates of breast conserving surgery for patients. He discusses the advantages of mastectomy and provides the meta-analysis for mastectomy with breast conserving surgery including radiotherapy with its local recurrence rates. He stresses that the surgeon influences the decision of the women to undergo breast conserving surgery and mastectomy. He concludes that breast conserving surgery with mastectomy is the optimal treatment for patients.
- Subjects
MASTECTOMY; BREAST surgery; SURGEONS; RADIOTHERAPY; META-analysis; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Breast Journal, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 4, p321
- ISSN
1075-122X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/j.1524-4741.2008.00591.x