Thursday, 4 February 2016

The quality of preoperative diagnostics and surgery and their impact on delays in breast cancer treatment – A population based study

 The Breast April 2016 Volume 26, Pages 80–86
Ojala K, Meretoja TJ, Mattson J, Salminen-Peltola P, Leutola S, Berggren M, . Leidenius M HK.
This study aims to clarify quality of breast cancer surgery in population-based setting. We aim to elucidate factors influencing waiting periods, and to evaluate the effect of hospital volume on surgical treatment policies. Special interest was given to diagnostic and surgical processes and their impact on waiting times.