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Are we overstaging our breast cancer patients? A lesson from one institution [Conference abstract] (Record no. 76358)

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Personal name Lewis, R.
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Uniform title <a href="European Journal of Surgical Oncology">European Journal of Surgical Oncology</a>
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Title Are we overstaging our breast cancer patients? A lesson from one institution [Conference abstract]
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017
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General note NMUH Staff Publications
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General note 43
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Summary, etc. &lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Lato, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-color: initial;"&gt;Introduction: Both NICE and ABS are clear that patients diagnosed with early breast cancer should not be referred routinely for staging investigations. These guidelines are used to prevent unnecessary testing, radiation and anxiety for these patients. There is considerable variability between units regarding which patients are staged. The number of newly diagnosed patients at one centre who had staging were audited, it was determined which of these patients met the guidance. Methods: The following criteria were used to qualify for staging (i.e. not early stage disease) e recurrence, 4 or more positive lymph nodes in the axilla, and T4 tumours (TNM staging). CT chest abdomen pelvis and bone scan were performed. Results: In a two year period (2014/2015), 229 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer. 79 of these patients were staged (34.5%), of which 48 patients met the criteria for staging (60.8%). Of the patients who met the guidelines, 31.2% were found to have metastatic disease. Of the 31 patients outside the guidelines, none (0%) were found to have metastasis. This audit was presented within the department in order to highlight the potential benefit in following the guidance. A re-audit of patients for the six months afterwards showed that only 4.5% of patients were staged without meeting the criteria. Conclusions: There is considerable cost and patient anxiety associated with the staging of patients with early breast cancer. More clarification is needed on what qualifies as an early breast cancer for this purpose. Stricter guidance could prevent unnecessary staging in these patients.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
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Personal name Rehana, U.
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Personal name Mayhew, J.
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Personal name Yap, T.
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Personal name Gahir, J.
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.ejso.com/article/S0748-7983(17)30232-9/fulltext">http://www.ejso.com/article/S0748-7983(17)30232-9/fulltext</a>
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