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Reconstructive surgery and immigration status among females with breast cancer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Immigrants are susceptible to marginalization within health care systems, and breast reconstruction after mastectomy is a procedure prone to disparities in delivery. We sought to measure differences in immediate and delayed reconstruction between immigrant and nonimmigrant females with breast cancer in urban Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective population-based study using linked administrative databases held at …

Authors

Lovrics O; Kirkwood D; Coroneos CJ; Pond G; Hodgson N; Doumouras AG; Bogach J; Levine M; Parvez E

Journal

Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. e38–e47

Publisher

Joule

Publication Date

January 20, 2026

DOI

10.1503/cjs.012324

ISSN

0008-428X