[The role of radiation therapy in the management of breast cancer].
The indication and role of radiation treatment as an adjuvant therapy following radical mastectomy and for recurrent or metastatic breast cancers were reviewed. The suppressive effect of local recurrence by radiation following radical mastectomy and the curative effect for solitary local recurrence and regional lymphatic metastasis were reported. The multidisciplinary management combined with cancer chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy adding to radiation was emphasized for improvement of overall result of surgical treatment of breast cancers.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000401:mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011379:Prognosis