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Breast Cancer
Researchers at University of Poitiers target breast cancer
August 7th, 2008
"Inequalities in access to high-volume hospitals have been found for many surgical procedures. We aimed to assess the association between patients' choice and the volume of the hospital where they underwent breast cancer surgery," scientists in Poitiers, France report. "Multivariate analysis of data from 932 women who underwent breast cancer surgery in low-, moderate- or high-volume hospitals in France. One hundred fifty-six (17%) patients underwent an operation in low-volume, 414 (44%) in moderate-volume, and 362 (39%) in high-volume hospitals. Patients in low-volume hospitals were more likely to be > 70 years old (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.2; 95% confidence...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-07)
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