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After stratification, 10-year DFS was significantly better for longer time intervals in patients treated with AST (Supplementary Figure 6). In the multivariable analysis, 10-year DFS was significantly better for the time interval of >55 days (HR 0.71 (95% CI: 0.56–0.90)) compared to <42 ...
that have been identified include physician bias, patient age and fear of radiation treatments [22]. There has been a desire therefore to identify a subset of women who may not benefit from the addition of radiation therapy after lumpectomy for early stage breast cancer; however, no such subse...
I did have the lumpectomy along with the removal of nodes all with clear margins but refused point blank not to have radio, citing my instinct though low on clinical trials was screaming at me not to do it, this upset my consultant – poor him. Instead I opted for a mastectomy with re...