Barriers to Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Retrospective Study
Reconstruction rates after mastectomy are low, with only 17.64% of patients undergoing reconstruction. Nationally, 70.5% of patients received MO, with 29.6% undergoing reconstruction. Significant factors positively contributing to reconstruction were private insurance, high SES, cancer center care, and urban residency. Identified barriers include public health insurance enrollment, rural or non-urban residence, older age, low SES, and non-white race/ethnicity, indicating potential monetary influences on care.
Authors
- Michael Chu
- Andre‐Philippe Sam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2783-7807)
- Kella L. Vangsness
- Mouchammed Agko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-0941)
- Naikhoba C.O. Munabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-837X)
- Jeff Chang
- Antoine L. Carre
- Ronald M. Cornely
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Emory University (US)
- City of Hope (US)
- Memorial Hospital (US)
- Memorial Health System (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17122002
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01