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Breast Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Breast cancer surgery includes mastectomy, lumpectomy, and breast reconstruction completed at the same time as mastectomy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
30 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
49 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
27 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
25 days
24 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
27 days
32 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
36 days
41 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
25 days
61 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
43 days
55 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
92 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
75 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
9 days
11 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
16 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
10 days
16 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
21 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
29 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
11 days
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
23 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
16 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
72 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
27 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
10 days
26 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
14 days
30 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
19 days
26 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
15 days
31 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
21 days
29 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
21 days
30 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
24 days
29 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
18 days
35 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
22 days
33 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
23 days
37 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
29 days
32 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
21 days
41 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
21 days
43 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
27 days
37 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
14 days
54 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
32 days
36 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
28 days
43 days
John Booth
Truro
48 days
24 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
34 days
43 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
29 days
50 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
39 days
49 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
19 days
70 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
17 days
75 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
17 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
13 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
32 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Muna Lougheed
Antigonish
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
23 days
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
4 days
13 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
10 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
7 days
15 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
8 days
14 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
9 days
13 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
5 days
18 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
9 days
15 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
8 days
19 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
12 days
15 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
6 days
22 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
13 days
16 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
9 days
20 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
22 days
John Booth
Truro
14 days
16 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
12 days
19 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
9 days
23 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
10 days
22 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
13 days
20 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
15 days
18 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
11 days
24 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
12 days
27 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
11 days
30 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
13 days
34 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
11 days
36 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
13 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
8 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
22 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Muna Lougheed
Antigonish
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
16 days
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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