Published by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the report Cancer Surgery in Canada, 2007–2008 to 2009-2010, examines the surgical care of breast cancer patients within one year of initial surgery – both mastectomy and lumpectomy (also known as breast-conserving surgery) – and provides the most recent pan-Canadian data on trends and variations in surgical breast treatment and related outcomes. The report also reveals cross-country variations in rates of mastectomy and rates of subsequent surgery following lumpectomy, pointing to the need for clinicians and policy makers to look further to understand what lies behind these trends so that they may respond appropriately.
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