Surgical management of breast cancer in a small peripheral New Zealand hospital.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Peripheral hospitals are perceived to be at a disadvantage in providing treatment for breast cancer, especially with regard to breast conservative surgery (BCS) because of the requirement of adjuvant radiotherapy. Wairau Hospital is a 100-bed peripheral hospital in New Zealand with no on-site radiotherapy unit. METHODS:A retrospective audit of the surgical management of breast cancer between 1998 and 2002 was carried out. RESULTS:One hundred and fifty-seven presentations during the audit period. Despite the lack of tertiary resources, we report an overall BCS rate of 58.6%, consistent with the appropriate New Zealand guidelines. Of screen-detected cancers, 81.6% underwent BCS. Only five patients requested mastectomy and of those undergoing BCS, five patients refused subsequent adjuvant radiotherapy. This was because of frailty from age and comorbidities and the inconvenience of travel. CONCLUSION:High rates of BCS are possible in peripheral hospitals. We postulate that intensive support and a visiting outpatient oncological service help empower patients to seek BCS if appropriate. A strong partnership between surgical, radiological and oncological services is also vital.

journal_name

ANZ J Surg

journal_title

ANZ journal of surgery

authors

Lee DW,Vallance S

doi

10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03940.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1060-3

issue

12

eissn

1445-1433

issn

1445-2197

pii

ANS3940

journal_volume

76

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