Scientists at G. D'Annunzio University, Radiation Oncology Department publish new data on breast cancer risk factors

Data detailed in "Predictors of local recurrence after conservative surgery and whole-breast irradiation" have been presented. In this recent article published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, scientists in Chieti, Italy conducted a study "To identify independent factors associated with increased risk of local recurrence (LR) in patients with breast cancer treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy with or without systemic therapy. Between January 1997 and December 2001, 969 women were treated at the Radiation Oncology Department in Chieti. We retrospectively analyzed 802 of them who were treated with conservative surgery and whole breast irradiation with...

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