Sunday, 2 February 2014

Brachytherapy Offers Lower Rate of Breast Preservation Compared to Standard Radiation

Among older women with invasive breast cancer, those treated with brachytherapy were at higher risk for a later mastectomy, compared to women treated with standard radiation therapy, researchers led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found. The findings, published in the iInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology/i, are the first to provide a direct comparison of breast brachytherapy against a lumpectomy alone control group and an external ...




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