Causes of Unwarranted Variation and Disparity in Breast Cancer Management in Regional and Rural Area

• Main Authors: Kimberley J. Davis (Author), Chantal Campbell (Author), Rebekah Costelloe (Author), Ting Song (Author), Glaucia Fylyk (Author), Ping Yu (Author), Steven J. Craig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Breast cancer management is complex, requiring personalised care from multidisciplinary teams. Research shows that there is unwarranted clinical variation in mastectomy rates between rural and metropolitan patients; that is, variation in treatment which cannot be explained by disease p...