Treating rare breast cancer with radiation therapy may lower recurrence rate
Friday, July 11, 2008 - 11:21
in Health & Medicine
Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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