The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer conducted a clinical trial evaluating 5,318 women diagnosed with stage I or II breast cancer who had undergone a lumpectomy followed by the standard dose of radiation. Approximately half of the patients were given an additional smal...
The treatment of early-stage breast cancer is based on an individual approach that depends on the molecular characteristics of the tumor, the stage, general condition and patient preferences, as recommended in the ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) and NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer ...
Department of Radiation Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee WisconsinJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdThe Breast JournalAdam D. Currey, Carmen Bergom, Tracy R. Kelly, J. Frank Wilson. (2015) Reducing the Human Burden of Breast Cancer: Advanced Radiation Therapy Yields Improved Treatment Outcomes....
“The full course of treatment is usually delivered over three to seven weeks, depending on findings during surgery,” states the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Gabron said, “On the first day of treatment, some patients show up nervous, scared and tense. Within a few days, most b...
cancer being treated and the goal of treatment. Using sophisticated treatment planning software, your radiation oncology treatment team plans the size and shape of the beam, as well as how it is directed at your body, to effectively treat your tumor while sparing the normal tissue surrounding ...
Evidence based radiation oncology: breast cancer. Radiotherapy is, similar to surgery, a local treatment. In the case of breast cancer, it is generally given after conservative or after more extensive, tum... P Poortmans - 《Radiotherapy & Oncology》 被引量: 383发表: 2007年 Breast cancer fol...
"Our findings provide initial robust evidence that testing for circulating tumor cells may be an important tool in helping to guide recommendations for radiation therapy," said Chelain Goodman, a resident in radiation oncology at NU Medicine and also first author of the study. ...
"Okay, when you're ready, take a deep breath in and hold it," Amy Horner, Director of Radiation Oncology, told Gary. That's a technique called "Deep Inspiration Breath Hold." It moves the heart away from the breast and away from damaging radiation exposure. ...
Our advanced treatment technology includes Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), High-Dose Brachytherapy (HDR), Low-Dose Brachytherapy (LDR), Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer (IORT), Robotic Stereotactic Radiosurgery (CyberKnife) and Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT). ...
- 《Radiation Oncology》 被引量: 4发表: 2013年 Translation and cultural adaptation of the Breast Cancer Treatment Outcome Scale (BCTOS) into Brazilian Portuguese. The number of referral for BCT has increased, and it has become an important treatment modality. Patients who undergo BCT present ...