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Understanding the impact of breast reconstruction on the surgical decision-making process for breast cancer†‡

  1. Amy K. Alderman MD, MPH1,2,§,*,
  2. Sarah T. Hawley PhD2,3,
  3. Jennifer Waljee MD4,
  4. Mahasin Mujahid PhD5,
  5. Monica Morrow MD6,
  6. Steven J. Katz MD, MPH2,3

Article first published online: 21 DEC 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23214

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 3, pages 489–494, 1 February 2008

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Alderman, A. K., Hawley, S. T., Waljee, J., Mujahid, M., Morrow, M. and Katz, S. J. (2008), Understanding the impact of breast reconstruction on the surgical decision-making process for breast cancer. Cancer, 112: 489–494. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23214

Author Information

  1. 1

    Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  2. 2

    Veterans Administration Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Ann Arbor VA Health Care System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  3. 3

    Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  4. 4

    Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and the Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  5. 5

    Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  6. 6

    Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  1. §

    Fax: (734) 763-5354

*Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, 2130 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340

  1. †

    The collection of cancer incidence data used in this publication was supported by the California Department of Health Services as part of the statewide cancer reporting program mandated by California Health and Safety Code Section 103885.

  2. ‡

    The ideas and opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and no endorsement by the State of California, Department of Health Services is intended or should be inferred.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 21 DEC 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 AUG 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 AUG 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 19 JUL 2007

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute. Grant Number: RO1 CA8837-A1
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Department of Health and Human Services. Grant Numbers: N01-PC-35139, N01-PC-65064

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