title: The role of radiation therapy in the management of primary breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate