title: [Study of diagnostic features, health care quality and surgical treatment among women living in the LHAs of Novara and Verbano Cusio Ossola hospitalized for breast cancer].
abstract: This study included 304 women, 128 Screen Detected (SD) e 176 non Screen Detected (NSD), aged 50-69, living in the ex-local health authorities (LHAs) 13 and 14, hospitalized for breast cancer or related chemotherapy or radiation treatments in 2003-2004. Some variables were detected from medical records in order to evaluate the local screening program. The results confirm that a prevention activity allows a rapid identification of cancer and less invasive surgery procedures.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Statistica Medica e SCDU Epidemiologia dei Tumori, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli e CPO-Piemonte, Novara.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Padoan
authors.affiliation: Unità di Statistica Medica e SCDU Epidemiologia dei Tumori, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli e CPO-Piemonte, Novara.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.affiliation: Direzione Medica dei Presidi Ospedalieri Riuniti - ASL NO.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pretti
authors.affiliation: Unità di Epidemiologia dei Tumori, CeRMS e CPO-Piemonte, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015410:Mastectomy, Extended Radical / Q000379:methods; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome