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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 2/2008

01-05-2008 | Poster presentation

'The sooner the better' or 'too much too soon'? A pilot prospective longitudinal study to evaluate quality of life and body image following immediate latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction

Authors: S Potter, HJ Thomson, LJ Fallowfield, ZE Winters

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 2/2008

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Immediate breast reconstruction (BR) is currently advocated by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence on the basis of improved psychosocial outcomes with benefit of a single operative intervention. Tissue-based procedures are largely preferred due to cosmetic superiority, particularly in the context of postoperative radiotherapy (RT). The impact of this approach on quality of life (QoL), however, has never been fully evaluated. We present a pilot prospective longitudinal study that questions this practice. …
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Title
'The sooner the better' or 'too much too soon'? A pilot prospective longitudinal study to evaluate quality of life and body image following immediate latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction
Authors
S Potter
HJ Thomson
LJ Fallowfield
ZE Winters
Publication date
01-05-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 2/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr1972

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