Changes in mastectomy rates at a Brazilian public hospital over 20 years (1989 to 2008)
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Recently, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has been replacing mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in mastectomy and BCS rates and the factors relating to these shifts. DESIGN AND SETTING: A retrospective study in a Brazilian...
Main Authors: | Débora Balabram, Fábio Braga Araújo, Simone Souza Porto, Joyce Soares Rodrigues, Atila Silva Sousa, Arminda Lucia Siqueira, Helenice Gobbi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000600002&lng=en&tlng=en |
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