Breast cancer is the most frequent female cancer in the most industrialized Western countries.
Among the most important risk factors, we find overweight and a sedentary lifestyle.
Today, 35% of breast cancers are diagnosed in the preclinical phase (before these cancers become apparent) allowing an early diagnosis. Performing an early diagnosis may lead to the possibility to carry out a conservative treatment of the breast.
It is important to know that there are indicators developed by the Italian National Healthcare Outcomes Program (Programma nazionale esiti – PNE), carried out by AGENAS on behalf of the Ministry of Health, which provide information on the number of interventions and their outcomes.
Two indicators have been developed for breast cancer: one relating to the number of interventions carried out, the other relating to the percentage of interventions carried out with conservative techniques.
Quadrantectomy is the surgical method for which the part of the mammary gland affected by the neoplasm is removed. It is a type of conservative approach that avoids the total removal of the breast. To reduce the risk of recurrence, and to avoid the appearance of a new tumor, quadrantectomy surgery is often preceded (or followed) by a course of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia, lasts around two hours and discharge usually takes place the day after the surgery.
The number of breast quadrantectomy surgeries was processed by accessing the data of the SDO flow (i.e. flow of Hospital Discharge Reports, source Ministry of Health) with regard to public and accredited private healthcare centres.
The greater the number of surgeries performed by the healthcare centre, the greater the experience that the staff can boast.
The “Find a healthcare centre” tool (TrovaStrutture) has been designed to provide you with as much information and services – available in public and private affiliated hospitals – as possible. In the “Healthcare centre details” section you can check, for each centre, the presence of the “Transfusion Centre” services and the “Resuscitation Service”. These services increase the timeliness of care in the event that the patient needs blood and/or intensive care, thus avoiding the possible increase in criticalities related to the surgical interventions the patient has undergone.
Your doctor can assist you in making the most informed and responsible choice. Contact him/her for all the information you need for your health needs.
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