Research & outcomes

Research, teaching and education form a very important part of activities at The Strathfield Breast Centre. Our commitment is to a broad spectrum of research, which has relevance for prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation for people impacted by breast cancer.

Critical to these goals is the comprehensive prospective data collection of patient information including demographics, together with data describing diagnosis, surgical management and adjuvant therapies. Outcome, which is the determinate of survival, is monitored by regular update of patient status. Where appropriate, patients have been encouraged to return for regular review of alternatively, contact has been maintained through the patients’ general practitioners. Therefore we are able to benchmark our outcomes with those published in the national and international literature.

To ensure "best practice" is maintained and that our standards are in keeping with the NHMRC Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Early Breast Cancer, we are continually evaluating what we are doing and looking at avenues for quality improvement.