THE CURRENT STATUS OF ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST RADIATION THERAPY

This article is designed to be an update on the current status of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). It has been shown that breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy plus radiation therapy) is equivalent to mastectomy in terms of long term overall survival, disease free survival, and distant...

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Main Author: Jeffrey S. Falk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2009-01-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
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Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-current-status-of-accelerated-partal-breast-ra/42565