title: Radiation therapy in breast conservation patients and postmastectomy.
abstract: Radiation has played a continuous but changing role in the management of breast cancer. At Memorial Hospital, the past 10 years have seen a marked increase in breast conserving therapy, and changing indications for postmastectomy adjuvant radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental