Variation in management of early breast cancer in the Netherlands, 2003-2006

L.N van Steenbergen (1) , L.V. van de Poll-Franse (1, 2) , M.W.J.M. Wouters (3) , Mlea Jansen-Landheer (4) , J.W.W. Coebergh (1, 5) , H Struikmans (6, 7) , V.C.G. Tjan-Heijnen (8) , C.J.H. van de Velde (9)

1 Comprehensive Cancer Centre South
2 Tilburg University [Tilburg]
3 Dept. of Surgery
4 Comprehensive Cancer Centre Amsterdam
5 Dept. of Public Health
6 Dept. of Radiotherapy
7 Dept. of Radiotherapy
8 Dept. of Internal Medicine
9 Dept. of Surgery

To describe variation in staging and primary treatment by hospital characteristics including type and volume and region in patients with early breast cancer (BC) in the Netherlands, 2003-2006 after completion of national guidelines in 2002.

Mots clés: early breast cancer; breast conserving surgery; axillary lymph node dissection; sentinel lymph node procedure; adjuvant systemic therapy

L.N van Steenbergen, L.V. van de Poll-Franse, M.W.J.M. Wouters, Mlea Jansen-Landheer, J.W.W. Coebergh, et al.. Variation in management of early breast cancer in the Netherlands, 2003-2006. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36, ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.021⟩. ⟨hal-00612393⟩