title: Among women who experience a recurrence after postmastectomy radiation therapy irradiation is not associated with more aggressive local recurrence or reduced survival.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Centre, University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Pauline T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Tse-Kuan
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Welela
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tereffe
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Strom
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meric-Bernstam
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Angulo
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Outcomes Unit, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Speers
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ragaz
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Buchholz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D001955:British Columbia; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D013781:Texas; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome