title: Can radiation therapy for breast cancer be avoided?
authors.affiliation: Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. sacchinv@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Virgilio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sacchini
authors.forename: Patrick I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Borgen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015996:Survival Rate; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; D013629:Tamoxifen