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August 1, 2025British journal of surgery

Major systemic infection following breast cancer surgery associated with worse oncological outcomes

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LALinda AdwallIFIrma FredrikssonHHHella Hultin

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Cohort study reports increased systemic recurrence and mortality rates after postoperative infections in breast cancer patients, implying urgent care needs.

Key Points

  • Major systemic infections increase the risk of systemic breast cancer recurrence and overall death after surgery.
  • Among 82,102 patients, 1.8% experienced major systemic infection within 90 days, correlating to worse outcomes.
  • Cohort study using national healthcare registers analyzed complications following breast cancer surgery.
  • Results indicate the need for effective postoperative infection management to improve patient survival rates.

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Adwall et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af268acf1dd9ea359e1a71https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf149.024
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