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Breast Cancer
Postoperative loco-regional radiation therapy treated breast cancer
September 8th, 2005
Postoperative loco-regional radiation therapy was used to treat breast cancer. "Post-mastectomy loco-regional radiation to the chest wall and draining lymphatics, combined with adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, significantly improve survival in patients with node-positive breast cancer. However, the actual benefit of post-mastectomy radiotherapy and the desired extent of treatment are still debatable. To examine the effect of postoperative loco-regional radiotherapy on local and regional recurrence and survival in breast cancer patients with 4 or more involved lymph nodes or extracapsular tumor extension," explained E. Evron and colleagues, Assaf Harofe...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-08)
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