Training Canadian surgeons in oncoplastic breast surgery: Where do we stand? | Zendy

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Training Canadian surgeons in oncoplastic breast surgery: Where do we stand?

Author(s) -

Eman Khayat,

Muriel Brackstone,

Jessica Maxwell,

Renee Hanrahan,

J. C. Richardson,

Marianna Kappala,

Angel Arnaout

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.001217

Subject(s) - medicine , breast surgery , oncoplastic surgery , general surgery , medline , mammaplasty , surgery , breast cancer , cancer , political science , law

Breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy is widely accepted as a universal standard of care for women with early-stage breast cancer. Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPS) techniques have emerged in recent years, facilitating the achievement of better cosmetic results while adhering to good oncological principles. Compared with the rest of the international community, Canada has been fairly slow in its clinical uptake of OPS. This commentary discusses how Canada can increase its capacity for OPS.

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