Are Mastectomy Rates Really Increasing in the United States?

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Authors

Elizabeth B. Habermann · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Andrea M. Abbott · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Helen Parsons · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Beth A Virnig · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Waddah B. Al‐Refaie · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Todd M. Tuttle · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Abstract

In contrast to single-institution studies, our population-based analysis found a decrease in unilateral mastectomy rates from 2000 to 2006 in the United States. Variations in referral patterns and patient selection are potential explanations for these differences between single institutions and national trends.

Topics & Keywords

Breast Cancer Treatment Studies BRCA gene mutations in cancer Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 28, Issue 21, pp. 3437-3441

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.6774

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