Advice on preoperative imaging for different groups of women is now available
Breast augmentation has become increasingly popular in recent years, with 316 848 procedures reported in the United States in 2011.1 While there is a lack of accessible data about breast augmentation procedures in Australia, the breast surgical oncology community has ongoing concerns about the potential for breast implants to deter women from participating in appropriate symptom assessment or routine screening and to impair early detection of breast cancer.2
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Kathy Flitcroft’s research position is part-funded by the Friends of the Mater Foundation (FOTM), Rebecca Read’s training position is funded by FOTM and the Melanoma Institute Australia, and Andrew Spillane’s academic position is funded by FOTM.
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