Radiation therapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer can be safely reduced to 4 weeks
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 16:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks, instead of the usual six to seven weeks, by delivering a higher daily dose--greatly reducing the length of treatment time. The five-year results of the phase II study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
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