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Breast Cancer
New findings in breast cancer described from Tampere University
April 7th, 2009
" Postoperative breast irradiation is considered standard after breast-preserving surgery for cancer. We evaluated the efficacy of radiation therapy in the prevention of local recurrence in a patient population that had small-size breast cancer with features that suggested low biologic aggressiveness," researchers in Tampere, Finland report. "Patients and Methods Women (n = 264) older than 40 years who were treated by breast resection with >= 1 cm of tumor-free margin and axillary nodal dissection were randomly assigned to receive or not to receive breast irradiation (cumulative dose, 50 Gy) after surgery. The tumor was required to be <= 20 mm, node negative,...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-07)
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