Do women have equitable access to quality breast prosthesis services?

Although up to 90% of women who have had a mastectomy use breast prostheses , significant gaps exist around current breast prosthesis services for Aust ralian women. These gaps include the timeliness and quality of information provision, the disparity in financial assistance, and the lack of knowledge regarding the determinants of what constitutes a "quality" breast prosthes is. Revised policy initiatives are central to addressing these gaps to ensu re equitable access to quality breast prosthesis services.