Table 1.

Total number of major surgical interventions (mastectomies and quadrantectomies) performed in Italy between 2000 and 2005 (SDO Italian hospitalizations database)

Age group	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Six years total
25–44	5 291	5 694	5 854	6 063	6 674	6 808	36 384
45–64	19 485	20 438	21 130	20 748	21 142	21 298	124 241
65–74	9 671	9 966	10 356	10 145	11 209	10 808	62 155
> 75	7 161	7 345	7 151	8 109	8 060	8 286	46 112
Sub total	41 608	43 443	44 491	45 065	47 085	47 200	268 892