breast cancer - conservative surgery
The proportion of women with clinical stage I and II breast cancer who have undergone breast-conserving surgery is 78.5% in Saint-Luc compared to 58.4% nationally.
This represents a ratio of 3.83 conservative surgeries for a complete removal of the breast compared to 1.56 nationally. This indicator underscores Saint-Luc's concern to reduce the extent of surgery whenever possible in order to limit the harmful and unnecessary consequences for patients, both physically and psychologically.