Open AccessRegional differences in surgical management of breast cancer
Author(s) -
Osteen R. T.,
Steele G. D.,
Menck H. R.,
Winchester D. P.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.42.1.39
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , general hospital , medical school , general surgery , cancer , gerontology , family medicine , medical education
Data voluntarily submitted to the NCDB by 597 hospitals throughout the US indicate marked variations in the type of surgery used for the treatment of breast cancer. Patients in New England with early stage breast cancer are much more likely to be treated with partial mastectomy than are patients in the East South Central or West North Central regions.