title: Regional differences in surgical management of breast cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Osteen
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Menck
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Winchester
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology