Training Canadian surgeons in oncoplastic breast surgery: Where do we stand?

Breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy is widely accepted as a universal standard of care for women with early-stage breast cancer. Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPS) techniques have emerged in recent years, facilitating the achievement of better cosmetic results while ad...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian Journal of Surgery 2017-12, Vol.60 (6), p.369-371
Hauptverfasser: Khayat, Eman, Brackstone, Muriel, Maxwell, Jessica, Hanrahan, Renee, Richardson, Jeannie, Kapala, Marianna, Arnaout, Angel
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Zusammenfassung:Breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy is widely accepted as a universal standard of care for women with early-stage breast cancer. Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPS) techniques have emerged in recent years, facilitating the achievement of better cosmetic results while adhering to good oncological principles. Compared with the rest of the international community, Canada has been fairly slow in its clinical uptake of OPS. This commentary discusses how Canada can increase its capacity for OPS.
ISSN:0008-428X
1488-2310
DOI:10.1503/cjs.001217