Open AccessPhysician Sex and Other Factors Associated With Type of Breast Cancer Surgery in Older Women
Author(s) -
Elizabeth M. Cyran
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.136.2.185
Subject(s) - lumpectomy , medicine , mastectomy , breast cancer , logistic regression , cancer , population , medical record , family medicine , gynecology , general surgery , surgery , environmental health
Physician-related factors as well as patient characteristics may explain why women aged 65 years or older with early-stage breast cancer undergo lumpectomy less often than younger women, despite National Institutes of Health recommendations favoring lumpectomy over mastectomy.
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