A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer After Breast-conserving Surgery," by T.A. Buchholz published in the January 1, 2009 issue.HambergerArthur D.New England Journal of Medicine...
Is stage 2 breast cancer curable? Can breast cancer be cured? How effective is radiation therapy for lung cancer? Can stage 4 breast cancer be cured? Does cancer treatment use alpha radiation? What happens after radiation treatment for lung cancer?
"We take advantage of gravity, the breast pulls away from the body, and we can treat the breast without exposing the underlying lung and heart to unnecessary radiation," explains Dr. Vallow. Intensity-modulatedradiation therapyis cutting-edge. Unlike traditional radiation, this procedure delivers X...
CTCs are found in an estimated 15 to 25 percent of patients with early-stage breast cancer. "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...
Radiation therapy for breast cancer patients who undergo oncoplastic surgery: localization of the tumor bed for the local boost. Introduction:Oncoplastic reconstructive surgery is performed in select patients with breast cancer to allow conservation treatment when the lumpectomy woul... RD Pezner,MC ...
A current gap in the literature is the lack of data comparing radiation alone to endocrine therapy alone as adjuvant treatments for patients with early-stage breast cancer. 3. Radiation Therapy Technique RT to the breast was initially delivered with the use of two-dimensional tangent beams, ...
If you’re having radiation therapy forbreast cancer, try not to wear a bra. If that isn't possible, wear a soft, cotton one without underwire. Don't use any tape, gauze, or bandages on your skin unless the doctor tells you to. ...
The two most important indications for radiation therapy in the primary management of early stage breast cancer are: (1) postoperative treatment of the breast parenchyma following breast-conserving surgery in low-risk patients, and (2) treatment of the breast/chest wall (postmastectomy) and ...
Radiation therapy for limited-stage small-cell esophageal cancer. Nemoto K,Zhao HJ,Goto,et al.Radiation therapy for limited -stage small -cell esophageal cancer.American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2002... Kenji,Nemoto,Heng-Jiang,... - 《American Journal of Clinical Oncology》 被引量: 139发...
One of the most common treatment modalities for breast cancer is radiation therapy, but patients may have problems coping with its undesirable effects.