Radiotherapy: Effect of treatment interruptions in prostate cancer.
Treatment interruptions during radiotherapy may have a negative effect on patient outcome. D'Ambrosio et al. demonstrated that prolonging treatment duration has an adverse effect in low-risk patients with prostate cancer. Thus, limiting or modifying the overall elapsed time between treatments is necessary.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806, USA. patrick.kupelian@orlandohealth.com
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010808:Physical Examination; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome