The addition of radiotherapy to breast-conserving surgery improves survival for elderly patients with early breast cancer

The addition of radiotherapy to breast-conserving surgery improves survival for elderly patients with early breast cancer

PurposeTo evaluate whether adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) was associated with better survival among elderly (≥70 years) breast cancer patients with T1-2N0 and estrogen receptor (ER) positive disease.MethodsWe included patients who met the inclusion criteria between...

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Main Authors: Shi-Ping Yang, Lu-Lu Tan, Ping Zhou, Chen-Lu Lian, San-Gang Wu, Zhen-Yu He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
elderly
radiotherapy
breast-conserving surgery
SEER
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.917054/full

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