title: The economic impact of technical change in the local treatment of breast cancer.
abstract: Some studies suggest that breast-conserving treatment increases the cost of breast cancer. Estimates from a social perspective show that incremental cost depends on the proportion of lumpectomies done in outpatient facilities and on the demand for reconstructive surgery. Conservative treatment reduces spending within a reasonable range of values.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kurdas
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000191:economics; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States