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. 2013 Aug 1;3(8):e003179. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003179

Table 3.

Number (%) of women who underwent immediate breast reconstruction of those who had a bilateral mastectomy (BM), by presence of a breast cancer diagnosis, 2002–2011

  Women without breast cancer
Women with breast cancer
BM in same operation
BM in two operations
No % (95% CI) No % (95% CI) No % (95% CI)
2002 42 59.2 (46.8 to 70.7) 56 18.2 (14.0 to 23.0) 60 27.1 (21.4 to 33.5)
2003 47 65.2 (53.1 to 76.1) 43 13.0 (9.5 to 17.0) 80 30.4 (24.9 to 36.3)
2004 70 69.3 (59.3 to 78.1) 58 17.3 (13.4 to 21.8) 83 30.9 (25.4 to 36.7)
2005 87 66.4 (57.6 to 74.4) 80 21.7 (17.6 to 26.2) 105 33.7 (28.4 to 39.2)
2006 106 72.1 (64.1 to 79.2) 93 22.9 (18.9 to 27.2) 142 46.3 (40.6 to 52.0)
2007 160 79.6 (73.4 to 84.9) 103 23.8 (19.9 to 28.1) 155 46.1 (40.7 to 51.6)
2008 151 81.2 (74.8 to 86.5) 135 27.4 (23.5 to 31.5) 173 45.1 (40.0 to 57.3)
2009 203 87.5 (82.5 to 91.5) 185 33.9 (30.0 to 38.0) 201 52.2 (47.1 to 57.3)
2010 207 87.0 (82.0 to 91.0) 188 35.6 (31.5 to 40.0) 132* 50.2 (44.0 to 56.4)
2011 231 90.6 (86.3 to 93.9) 252 40.8 (36.9 to 44.8) 50* 53.8 (43.1 to 64.2)

*These figures are incomplete since our version of the HES database only covers the period up to 31 March 2012.