title: Seven-year follow-up on 334 patients treated by breast conserving surgery and short course radical postoperative radiotherapy: a report of the Yorkshire Breast Cancer Group.
abstract: A total of 334 patients have been entered into a prospective protocol of breast conserving treatment, which consisted of clinically complete excision, axillary dissection, and radical postoperative radiotherapy given in 20 fractions over 4 weeks. After 7 years' follow-up, 22 patients (6.6%) have had an isolated local recurrence and 24 (7.2%) a local recurrence associated with metastic disease. Cosmetic assessment shows that patients are more satisfied with the result than their treating consultants, and that 81% have scored themselves as having an excellent or very good result more than 5 years after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ash
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sainsbury
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Round
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Head
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome