Breast cancer surgery in Canada, 2007-2008 to 2009-2010

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ISBN: 9781771091114 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (xii, 47 p.) : ill., digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2012

General Note:	Cover title. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment -- Data Sources and Definitions -- The Study Cohort -- Breast-Conserving Surgery and Mastectomy -- Re-Excision Following BCS -- Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Among Women Having Mastectomy for Unilateral Disease -- Reconstructive Surgery After Mastectomy -- Location of Surgical Care (Day Surgery or Inpatient Care) and Length of Stay -- Complications of Surgery -- Surgery for Contralateral Disease -- Key Findings -- Information Gaps -- Opportunities for Quality Improvement -- Appendix A: Epidemiology of Female Breast Cancer -- Appendix B: Surgical and Diagnostic Codes -- Appendix C: Methods -- Appendix D: Index and Final Procedure Rates, by Province -- Appendix E: Adjusted Provincial Mastectomy Rate -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.