Immediate breast reconstruction uptake in older women with primary breast cancer: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postmastectomy immediate breast reconstruction (PMIBR) may improve the quality of life of patients with breast cancer, of whom older women (aged 65 years or more) are a growing proportion. This study aimed to assess PMIBR in older women with regard to underlying impediments (if any).

Methods

MEDLINE, Embase, and PubMed were searched by two independent researchers up to June 2022. Eligible studies compared PMIBR rates between younger and older women with invasive primary breast cancer.

Results

A total of 10 studies (2012-2020) including 466 134 women were appraised, of whom two-thirds (313 298) were younger and one-third (152 836) older. Only 10.0 per cent of older women underwent PMIBR in contrast to 45.0 per cent of younger women. Two studies explored fact

SUBMITTER: Lee RXN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature