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Despite the psychological benefits and oncologic safety of postmastectomy breast reconstruction, most breast cancer patients do not undergo reconstruction. To better understand the patterns of breast reconstruction usage, it is important to identify the clinicopathologic factors associated with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR), and whether modification of the reconstruction incidence when stratified...
Background and ObjectivesThis study was performed to investigate recent trends and factors associated with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) using a large population‐based registry. We hypothesized that rates of IBR have increased since passage of the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.
MethodsThe SEER (surveillance, epidemiology and end results) database was used to evaluate Stage...
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