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5579 - BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
  1. How many people in New South Wales were diagnosed with breast cancer in each of the 2015 and 2016 calendar years?
  2. How many were provided with publicly funded breast reconstructions?
Answer -
  1. The number of people confirmed as having been diagnosed with breast cancer is unavailable as the data is retrospectively validated up to 2-3 years after the reported date.

  2. Research has shown that the number of women in Australia who undergo reconstructive breast surgery immediately following a mastectomy is proportionately small and has only gradually increased in recent decades.


Question asked on 9 May 2017 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 124
Answer received on 13 June 2017 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 133