Background There are very few long-term Canadian data on breast cancer outcomes by
stage. We described the stage, treatment and outcomes of breast cancer at a population …

Background/purpose Breast cancer is the malignancy with the highest incidence rate
excluding non-melanoma skin cancers, and the second leading cause of cancer-related …

Objective Breast cancer mortality has been declining in many countries including Canada
because of improvements in survival. This study attempts to explain observed trends in …

Objective. Early invasive breast cancer data from the Australian National Breast Cancer
Audit were used to compare case fatality by surgeon case load, treatment centre location …

Background Cancer registries have been set up worldwide to provide information for cancer
health planning. There are known variations in breast cancer incidence and mortality …

Background: We investigate whether differences in breast cancer survival in six high-income
countries can be explained by differences in stage at diagnosis using routine data from …

In an era of fiscal restraint, it is important to evaluate the resources required to diagnose and
treat serious illnesses. As breast cancer is the major malignancy affecting Canadian women …

Rationale Treatment guidelines recommend a more conservative surgical approach than
mastectomy for early stage breast cancer and a stronger emphasis on adjuvant therapy …

Background Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) followed by radiotherapy is generally the
preferred treatment for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. This study aimed …

BACKGROUND: Data from a long-established hospital-based cancer registry were used to
analyse the relationship between clinical and organisational factors and disease-specific …