Register      Login
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin New South Wales Public Health Bulletin Society
Supporting public health practice in New South Wales
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Using linked data to explore quality of care for breast cancer

Anne Kricker

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 12(4) 110 - 113
Published: 2001

Abstract

Most women with early breast cancer have the option of surgery that conserves the breast or mastectomy. In 1990, a consensus statement of the United States National Institutes of Health concluded that breast conservation was appropriate for early breast cancer, and was preferable to total mastectomy because it provided equivalent survival while preserving the breast. This theme was taken up in Australia with the release of the NHMRC Clinical practice guidelines for the management of early breast cancer in October 1995. The proportion of women receiving breast conserving surgery thus became an indicator for monitoring the uptake of a new treatment option for breast cancer.

https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01033

© NSW Department of Health 2001

PDF (38 KB) Export Citation

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email

View Dimensions