Which Eligible Breast Conservation Patients Choose Mastectomy in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer?

Adkisson Cameron; Bagaria Sanjay; Parker Alexander; Bray Jillian; Gibson Tammeza; Thomas Colleen; Heckman Michael; McLaughlin Sarah

doi:10.1245/s10434-011-2080-x

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Which Eligible Breast Conservation Patients Choose Mastectomy in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer?

Cameron, Adkisson; Sanjay, Bagaria; Alexander, Parker; Jillian, Bray; Tammeza, Gibson; Colleen, Thomas; Michael, Heckman; Sarah, McLaughlin

Follow Annals of Surgical Oncology , Volume 19 (4) Springer Journals – Apr 1, 2012

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One in four eligible BCT patients chooses mastectomy. Factors independently associated with choosing mastectomy over BCT include findings of second-site biopsy, previous mastectomy, and absence of comorbidities but not primary tumor characteristics. Further study into a patient’s choice for mastectomy is warranted.

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Title: Which Eligible Breast Conservation Patients Choose Mastectomy in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer?
Author(s): Cameron, Adkisson; Sanjay, Bagaria; Alexander, Parker; Jillian, Bray; Tammeza, Gibson; Colleen, Thomas; Michael, Heckman; Sarah, McLaughlin
Journal: Follow Annals of Surgical Oncology , Volume 19 (4) Springer Journals – Apr 1, 2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Subject: Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Oncology; Surgical Oncology
ISSN: 1068-9265
eISSN: 1534-4681
D.O.I.: 10.1245/s10434-011-2080-x
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