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Background: This study was conducted to investigate whether annual surgical unit caseload affects extent of breast cancer surgery, breast cancer recurrence or breast cancer-specific survival.

Methods: In a population-based cohort study, 12,604 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Finland during the years 1998-2001 were followed up until the end of year 2008. Surgical units were divided into subgroups: >200, 100-200, 50-99 or <50 breast cancer operations per year.

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Background: Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy occurs frequently in children with spina bifida and other children with disorders requiring multiple operations. Also atopic children who have not undergone surgery can be sensitized to NRL, but the outcome of these children has not been studied.

Objective: To study how NRL-allergic children manage at home and whether their skin prick test (SPT) reactivity, latex RAST or IgE antibody levels to NRL allergens change during the follow-up.

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