Cancer Care for Albertans

Drohan AE, Quan ML, Birdsell DC, Xu Y. Breast Cancer After Reduction Mammoplasty: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Treatment and Screening Patterns. Ann Surg Open. 2023 Aug 21;4(3):e322. doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000322. Read

Lustig DB, Temple-Oberle C, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Incorporating Lymphovenous Anastomosis in Clinically Node-Positive Women Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Shared Decision-Making Model and Nuanced Approached to the Axilla. Current Oncology. 2023;30(4):4041-4051. doi:10.3390/curroncol30040306. Read

Langer S, Xu Y, Kong S, Puddy J, Quan ML. Investigating Factors Associated with Postmastectomy Emergency Department Visits: A Population-Based Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 15. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13727-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37454012. Read

Jost E, Dingley B, Jost C, Cheung WY, Quan ML, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Xu Y. Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumours: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis. Front Oncol. 2021 Oct 15;11:757875. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.757875. PMID: 34722312; PMCID: PMC8555261. Read 

Wu CHD, Quan ML, Kong S, Xu Y, Cao JQ, Lupichuk S, Barbera L. Acute Care Use by Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Alberta: Demonstrating the Importance of Measurement to Improving Quality. Curr Oncol. 2021 Nov 2;28(6):4420-4431. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28060375.PMID: 34898555 Free PMC article.Read

Al-Rashdan A, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cao JQ, Cheung W, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Barbera L. Higher-risk breast cancer in women aged 80 and older: Exploring the effect of treatment on survival. Breast. 2021 Oct;59:203-210. Epub 2021 Jul 9. Read

Heer E, Ruan Y, Mealey N, Quan ML, Brenner DR. The Incidence of Breast Cancer in Canada 1971-2015: Trends in Screening-Eligible and Young-Onset Age Groups. Can J Public Health 2020 Mar 6. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00305-6. [Epub ahead of print] Read

Laws A, Xu Y, Kong S, Brisson AM, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Breast Biopsy During Post-Treatment Surveillance of Screen-Detected Breast Cancer Patients Yields High Rates of Benign Findings. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Feb 25. Doi: 10/1245/s10434-020-08259-2. [Epub ahead of print] Read

Keehn AR, Olson DW, Dort JC, Parker S, Anderes S, Headley L, Elwi A, Estey A, Crocker A, Laws A, Quan ML. Same-Day Surgery for Mastectomy Patients in Alberta: A Perioperative Care Pathway and Quality Improvement Initiative. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct;26(10):3354-3360. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07568-5. Epub 2019 Jul 24. Read  Explore this project

Laws A, Crocker A, Dort J, Olson D, Elwi A, Anderes S, Parker S, Estey A, Keehn A, Quan ML. Improving Wait Times and Patient Experience Through Implementation of a Provincial Expedited Diagnostic Pathway For BI-RADS 5 Breast Lesions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct;26(10):3361-3367. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07558-7. Epub 2019 Jul 24. Read  Explore this project