Does deprivation affect breast cancer management?
We evaluated whether social deprivation affected decision-making for breast cancer surgery. Of 3419 patients, 53.6% had mastectomy and this was predicted by deprivation, age, tumour size and hospital, all of which retained significance on multivariate analysis, except deprivation. Pathological characteristics and surgical decision-making determined choice of operation not deprivation.
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University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, UK. nhenley@doctors.org.uk
Hole
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Kesson
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Burns
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George
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Cooke
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012606:Scotland; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors