In Canada, only 10% of breast cancer patients are informed about breast reconstruction, as compared to 95% in the United States. Today in Ottawa, 100 patients are awaiting breast reconstructive surgery. The operative room accessibility for breast reconstruction is 2 days a month. The waiting time for breast reconstruction is 2 years. Breast reconstruction is the process of making a new breast after a woman has had her breast(s) removed due to breast cancer. This web site contains some information to assist you in making choices related to breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Emotional and medical considerations are important to your decisions regarding immediate versus delayed reconstruction. Ask your doctor for a consultation with a breast reconstruction surgeon at which time you can discuss the options available in your individual case. Due to the backlog in the system you may have to force the issue with your physician in order to get an appointment with the surgeons within days. Time is of the essence. The objectives of our group are simple. We would like to see women made aware that immediate reconstruction is available to them at the time of mastectomy; and second, to advocate for improved medical services that are delivered within a reasonable period of time so as to impact the Breast Cancer patient's health in the best possible way. As of November 2003, there are 100 patients waiting for breast reconstructive surgery in Ottawa. It is expected that this number will only grow unless this issue is addressed now.