Journal of public health medicine
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This cross-sectional study was carried out in a population-based setting in Worcestershire to investigate the relationship between social deprivation and other potential prognostic factors. ⋯ This study suggests that level of social deprivation is associated with tumour type, grade and oestrogen receptor status. There was also a suggestion that increased level of deprivation was associated with increased risk of potentially unnecessary mastectomies.