title: Definitive irradiation following breast-conserving surgery for early stage breast cancer.
abstract: Definitive irradiation following breast-conserving surgery for early stage breast cancer can be offered in a community cancer center and achieve excellent local control, survival and cosmesis. The results confirm the validity of patient choice in selecting this breast-conserving modality as an alternative to mastectomy for selected patients with stage I and II breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Brookland
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Blumberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate