Adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer. Are there factors that allow selection of patients who do not require adjuvant radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer?
Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy is used to reduce local recurrences following breast-conserving surgery for early breast cancer. This review examines factors that may be used to select patients at low risk of local failure following breast-conserving surgery alone.
Loncaster
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Yorkshire Centre for Clinical Oncology, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, UK.
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D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D018579:Patient Selection; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors