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Comparable Results From Three Forms of Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation
Comparable Results From Three Forms of Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation
S Boschert
20090921
2009 Oct 21
Elsevier Global Medical News
Comparable Results From Three Forms of Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Oct 21, S Boschert
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - A comparison of three forms of accelerated partial-breast irradiation in 373 carefully selected patients with breast cancer found comparable rates of local control, survival, and acceptable cosmesis over a median 6 years of follow-up.The 5-year actuarial rates for local recurrence were 1.6% in 199 patients who were treated with low-dose or high-dose interstitial brachytherapy (LDR/HDR), 1.1% in 94 patients who were treated with three-dimensional conformal external-beam radiation...