Patterns of surgical treatment of breast cancer in Victoria
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01/11/1990
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Resumo |
We analysed data on admissions to Victorian public hospitals for surgical treatment of breast cancer over the period July 1985 to December 1988. Of the 2993 women admitted, 28.7% received breast-preserving surgery. The probability of a woman being treated conservatively was dependent on age, with women aged less than 50 or more than 70 years more likely to receive breast-preserving surgery than women aged 50-69. There was an age-specific change, of marginal statistical significance, in the proportion of women receiving breast-preserving surgery over the period. The public hospitals admissions database is a potentially useful means of monitoring patterns of surgical treatment. |
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eng |
Publicador |
Wiley |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30082069/livingston-patternsofsurgical-1990.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07491.x |
Direitos |
1990, Wiley |
Palavras-Chave | #Adult #Age Factors #Aged #Breast Neoplasms #Databases, Factual #Female #Hospitals, Public #Humans #Mastectomy #Middle Aged #Patient Admission #Practice Patterns, Physicians' #Victoria |
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Journal Article |