FIG 1.

Systematic literature search strategy and results. (*) Reasons for exclusion of measure: examined evidence for or against single quality measure (eg, re-excision lumpectomy rate, preoperative needle diagnosis, sentinel lymph node dissection); developed to assess one specific component of cancer care (eg, radiotherapy, sentinel lymph node biopsy); intended to measure quality of breast cancer screening programs; developed specifically for subpopulation of patients (eg, vulnerable elderly patients); used cancer-related indicators to assess national health care quality (eg, 5-year survival); or described application of previously published quality measures to new population.