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Chemo Timing Does Not Affect Breast Cancer Recurrence
Chemo Timing Does Not Affect Breast Cancer Recurrence
S London
20110821
2011 Sept 21
Elsevier Global Medical News
Chemo Timing Does Not Affect Breast Cancer Recurrence
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Sept 21, S London
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - Women with early breast cancer who are treated with breast-conserving therapy have similar rates of freedom from locoregional recurrence whether chemotherapy is given before or after surgery, based on the experience of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.Investigators led by Dr. Elizabeth A. Mittendorf compared outcomes with these two approaches among nearly 3,000 women who had a segmental mastectomy plus whole-breast irradiation at the center in...