Journal article
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