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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2022

Trends in surgery and adjuvant treatment for early-stage breast cancer: a population-based study in Queensland, Australia.

Philippa Youl, Shoni Philpot, Julie Moore, Michelle Morris, David E Theile

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Article in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Philippa YoulCancer Alliance Queensland, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Burke Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
Shoni PhilpotCancer Alliance Queensland, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Burke Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia. Shoni.Philpot@health.qld.gov.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-5972
Julie MooreCancer Alliance Queensland, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Burke Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
Michelle MorrisSunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, 6 Doherty Street, Birtinya, QLD, 4575, Australia.
David E TheileCancer Alliance Queensland, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Burke Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
Princess Alexandra Hospital · AUSunshine Coast University Hospital · AUTranslational Research Institute · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOur aim was to describe variations in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer and to examine factors associated with disease-specific survival (DSS).

methodsThe study used linked data for 24,190 women with a T1 (≤ 20 mm) breast cancer who underwent surgery from 2005 to 2019. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model predictors of receiving breast-conserving surgery (BCS) compared to mastectomy and a multinomial model was used to examine factors associated with type(s) of treatment received.

resultsOverall, 70.3% had BCS, with a reduced likelihood of BCS observed for younger women (p < 0.001), rural residence, (p < 0.001), socioeconomic disadvantage (p = 0.004), higher tumour grade (p < 0.001) and surgery in a public versus private hospital (p < 0.001). Compared to women who received BCS and radiation therapy (RT), those having mastectomy alone or mastectomy plus RT were more likely to be younger (p < 0.001), live in a rural area (p < 0.001), have higher-grade tumours (p < 0.001) and positive lymph nodes (p < 0.001). Overall 5-year survival was 95.3% and breast cancer-specific survival was 98.3%. Highest survival was observed for women having BCS and RT and lowest for those having mastectomy and RT (p < 0.001).

conclusionOur results indicate some variation in the management of early-stage breast cancer. Lower rates of BCS were observed for rural and disadvantaged women and for those treated in a public or low-volume hospital. Whilst survival was high for this cohort, differences in tumour biology likely explain the differences in survival according to treatment type.

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Breast NeoplasmsMastectomyAustraliaFemaleHumansMastectomy, SegmentalNeoplasm StagingQueenslandRadiotherapy, AdjuvantBreast cancerBreast-conserving surgeryMastectomyRadiation therapy

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