Table 2.
Number (%) who had a bilateral mastectomy (BM) out of women with breast cancer having their first operation, 2002–2011
| All women who had first breast cancer operation | No of women who had a BM |
Annual trend (2002–2009) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performed as same operation | Performed as two operations | Total (%) | OR (95% CI) | p Value | ||
| 2002 | 25 844 | 308 | 221 | 529 (2.0) | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.08) | <0.001 |
| 2003 | 27 303 | 332 | 263 | 595 (2.2) | ||
| 2004 | 27 643 | 335 | 269 | 604 (2.2) | ||
| 2005 | 29 179 | 369 | 312 | 681 (2.3) | ||
| 2006 | 28 645 | 407 | 307 | 714 (2.5) | ||
| 2007 | 28 702 | 432 | 336 | 768 (2.7) | ||
| 2008 | 29 629 | 493 | 384 | 877 (3.0) | ||
| 2009 | 29 745 | 546 | 385 | 931 (3.1) | ||
| 2010 | 30 760 | 528 | 263* | – | ||
| 2011 | 31 240 | 617 | 93* | – | ||
*These figures are incomplete since our version of the HES database only covers the period up to 31 March 2012.