Rates of breast reconstruction uptake and attitudes toward breast cancer and survivorship among south asians: A literature review
Prottusha Sarkar, Kristin N. Huffman, Tokoya Williams, Avneet Deol, Isabella Zorra, Tarifa H. Adam, Rachel Donaldson, Umer Qureshi, K. P. S. Gowda, Robert D. Galiano, other members of the Galiano Lab Collaborative Group
Abstract
Our aim in this review was to ascertain rates of breast reconstruction among South Asian patients and identify attitudes towards breast cancer, survivorship, and breast reconstruction. Mastectomy rates for South Asian patients ranged from 52% to 77% and reconstruction following mastectomy varied from 0% to 14%. A negative perception of cancer, fears of social isolation, and taboos around breasts can prevent South Asian women from receiving surgical care after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBreast cancerSurvivorship curveMastectomyBreast reconstructionCancerOncologyGynecologyInternal medicineCancer survivorship and careBreast Implant and ReconstructionGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening