title: An update on radiation therapy in breast cancer.
abstract: Radiation therapy plays an important role in the management of both invasive and noninvasive breast cancer. During the last 20 years, the availability of radiation therapy has made it possible to test the feasibility and safety of breast preservation after the diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer. This article summarizes some of the ongoing controversies concerning the use of radiation therapy in the multidisciplinary management of breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Formenti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans