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Breast Cancer
Partial-breast radiotherapy after conservative surgery linked to higher recurrence risk
February 2nd, 2006
Compared to whole-breast irradiation, partial-breast radiotherapy after local tumor excision and axillary dissection has been linked to heightened recurrence risk. "Whole-breast radiotherapy (WBRT) after conservative surgery for early breast cancer is a routine standard of care," oncologists in England explained. "Despite this, a number of uncertainties in management still exist." "Over recent years, a number of new technologies have allowed the development of partial-breast irradiation, with the intention of improving the risk-benefit relationship of routine breast radiotherapy," noted D.J. Dodwell and colleagues at Cookridge Hospital in Leeds. In a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-02)
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