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Training Canadian surgeons in oncoplastic breast surgery: Where do we stand?
Eman Khayat1, Muriel Brackstone1, Jessica Maxwell1
1From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont. (Khayat, Brackstone); the Division of Surgical Oncology, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (Maxwell); the Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ont. (Hanrahan); the Division of General Surgery, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont. (Richardson, Kappala); and the Division of Surgical Oncology, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont. (Arnaout).
Summary:
Breast-conserving surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy is widely accepted as a universal standard of care for women with early-stage breast cancer. Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OPS) techniques have emerged in recent years, facilitating the achievement of better cosmetic results while adhering to good oncological principles. Compared with the rest of the international community, Canada has been fairly slow in its clinical uptake of OPS. This commentary discusses how Canada can increase its capacity for OPS.
