Effectiveness of the AJCC 8th edition staging system for selecting patients with T1–2N1 breast cancer for post-mastectomy radiotherapy: a joint analysis of 1986 patients from two institutions

Effectiveness of the AJCC 8th edition staging system for selecting patients with T1–2N1 breast cancer for post-mastectomy radiotherapy: a joint analysis of 1986 patients from two institutions

Abstract Background The role of post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in the treatment of patients with T1–2N1 breast cancer is controversial. This study’s purpose was to evaluate the risk of recurrence of T1–2N1 breast cancer and the efficacy of PMRT in low-, medium- and high-risk groups of patients....

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Main Authors: Shulian Wang, Ge Wen, Yu Tang, Yong Yang, Hao Jing, Jianyang Wang, Jianghu Zhang, Xuran Zhao, Guangyi Sun, Jing Jin, Yongwen Song, Yueping Liu, Hui Fang, Yujing Zhang, Yexiong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast neoplasm
Post-mastectomy radiotherapy
One to three positive nodes
AJCC 8th edition staging system
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07267-5

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