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From the analysis presented at the Victorian Breast Tumour Summit in 2021, this study provides a state\u2010wide overview of epidemiology and surgical care of breast cancer in Victoria to outline any variations in care across the state, and limitations in data reporting, which impacts the understanding of breast cancer burden and service planning.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective analysis of Victorian breast cancer patients diagnosed between 2016 and 2018 was performed using a linked data set provided by the Department of Health. The linked data sources include Victorian Cancer Registry, Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset and Victorian Radiotherapy Minimum Data Set, from which patient demographic details, tumor characteristics and treatment records were extracted. Pearson's chi\u2010squared test was used to determine the statistical significance of relationships between various categorical parameters. Variables including demographics, types of surgery (breast\u2010conserving vs. mastectomy), rates of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and time to surgery were examined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>One thousand nine hundred thirty\u2010seven patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and 13,375 patients with invasive breast cancer (IBC) were included. Of 11,351 patients with stages I\u2010III IBC (85%, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a013,375) 66% underwent breast\u2010conserving surgery (BCS), and 31% underwent mastectomy. The ratio of mastectomy to BCS increased with increasing disease stage. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was utilized in 11% of early IBC patients who were surgically treated. Eighty\u2010three percent of patients undergoing upfront breast surgery were treated within 5 weeks of diagnosis, with a significant difference in the median time to surgery between public and private sectors. Breast reconstruction was performed in 37% of mastectomy patients, of whom 83% underwent immediate breast reconstruction, and 17% underwent delayed breast reconstruction.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Victorian breast cancer data show a high quality of surgical care coordination. 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