title: Adjuvant radiotherapy after conservative surgery for breast cancer: is it always necessary?
abstract: Breast irradiation is used to reduce the risk of within-breast recurrence following conservative surgery. This review examines factors--particularly patient age--that may be used to select patients at low risk of local failure where radiotherapy may not be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Yorkshire Centre for Clinical Oncology, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loncaster
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dodwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012307:Risk Factors