Clinical oncology : a journal of the Royal College of Radiologists
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Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) · Jun 2017
Breast Cancer Incidence and Predictors of Surgical Outcome: a Nationwide Longitudinal Study in Taiwan.
Despite the huge and growing global burden of patients who require breast cancer surgery, high-quality population-based studies of breast cancer trends and outcomes are scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the incidence of breast cancer and predictors of hospital resource utilisation, mortality and recurrence in a nationwide population of patients who have received surgery. ⋯ Analyses of these population-based data revealed simultaneous increases in the standard incidence of breast cancer surgery and its associated medical resource utilisation. Notably, healthcare providers and patients should recognise that both patient attributes and hospital attributes may affect breast cancer surgery outcomes.