Delays in radiation therapy lead to increased breast cancer recurrence

Monday, December 1, 2008 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute's cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery, and that this suboptimal care can lead to worse outcomes.

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