Introduction: Innovations in 3D spatial technology and augmented reality imaging driven by
digital high-tech industrial science have accelerated experimental advances in breast …

PURPOSE Vulnerable populations face geographical barriers in accessing radiotherapy
(RT) facilities, resulting in heterogeneity of care received and cancer burden faced. We …

Background: The rate of mastectomy is much higher in Newfoundland and Labrador than in
any other province in Canada, even for women diagnosed at an early stage. In this paper …

Introduction The use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) continues to grow
despite the absence of evidence supporting a survival benefit. This study's objectives were …

Background Same-day surgery (SDS) following mastectomy is safe and well accepted.
Overnight admission in patients fit for discharge is an inefficient use of health resources. In …

Introduction Most patients undergoing significant breast cancer surgery stay in hospital
postoperatively. We sought to determine whether there was a difference in complication …

Oncoplastic breast surgery combines certain plastic surgery procedures with a breast cancer
resection to minimize the cosmetic penalty. We compared current practices in breast surgery …

Recent discourses within breast cancer and gendered studies literature suggest some
women are challenging postmastectomy bodies as abject bodies. Tattooing is an emerging …

Background The rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) are increasing in
women with breast cancer. Previous retrospective research has examined clinical and …

Background Increasing population-based evidence suggests that patients who receive
breast conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiotherapy have superior survival than those who …