Trends of mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery and related factors in female breast cancer patients treated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2009–2017: A retrospective cohort study

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and accounts for 14.7% of cancer-related deaths among females worldwide. Its core management includes surgical removal of the tumor either by breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. Choosing between these two procedures may be influenced by factors that are not studied in our region. We aimed to determine the prevalence of BCS and mastectomy and the factors that may influence the choice of procedure