Insurer and patient costs for repeat breast surgery after initial lumpectomy for breast cancer
While lumpectomy is the most common surgery for early-stage breast cancer, it often is not definitive, which can result in large added financial and operational burdens. Patient risk stratification and intraoperative adjuncts are needed to minimize risk of reoperation.
Authors
- Naomi C. Hamm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-8995)
- Jesse C. Selber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-2780)
- Feibi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-5566)
- Sam Wing
- Yuki Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7806-9325)
- Nayana Dekhne
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Beaumont Health (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (Switzerland) (CH)
- Beaumont Hospital (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-06-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07735-1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Intuitive Surgical