Increased use of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation for patients with early-stage breast cancer
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
The use of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (HF-WBI) for patients with early-stage breast cancer increased 17.4 percent from 2004 to 2011, and patients are more likely to receive HF-WBI compared to conventionally fractionated whole-breast irradiation (CF-WBI) when they are treated at an academic center or live ≥50 miles away from a cancer center, according to a study.