Radiation therapy is often used for patients who have had surgery to remove the breast cancer. There are two types of radiation treatment for breast cancer, internal and external radiation treatment. Answer and Explanation:1 The duration of radiation treatment depends on many factors, including the...
Biologically effective dose and breast cancer conservative treatment: is duration of radiation therapy really important? Breast Cancer Res Treat 2012; 134:81-7.Sanpaolo,P.,Barbieri,etc.Biologically effective dose and breast cancer conservative treatment: Is duration of radiation therapy really important?
we shall make our dose-estimate as if ONLY the children in the Janower/Miettenen Study received such treatment in Suffolk County. For any children of this age-bracket who were treated in other institutions of Suffolk County
Said Emanuel: "The current payment structure is the biggest hurdle—there is no financial incentive to recommend shorter duration treatment. We need to properly align payment with health care quality in order to reduce low-value cancer care." In the U.S., experts strongly encouraged patients to...
Further, therapeutic X-rays are the most common treatment modality for cancer, with over 50% of all patients receiving it, it is estimated that approximately 11 million women being treated for invasive breast cancer in the United States alone could benefit from to continued exploration of imaging...
The results indicate that this approach significantly reduces treatment duration, allowing completion within 5 days, which is particularly beneficial for fragile patients, those with comorbidities, or individuals residing far from treatment centers. Furthermore, this regimen enhances the integration of radia...
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) targets a smaller area around the lumpectomy site, shortening the duration of treatment and reducing treatment associated side effects. For appropriately selected patients its efficacy is comparable to whole breast radiotherapy. ...
Type A consists of an intensive short course in which the overall duration of treatment is markedly decreased with a corresponding substantial reduction of total dose; type B achieves a modest decrease in overall time without reduction of total dose by using a split-course technique; type C also...
Radiation-induced cardiac toxicity after therapy for breast cancer: interaction between treatment era and follow-up duration. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009;73(4):980–7. This systematic review highlights the reduced rate of cardiovascular disease morbidity associated with modern radiation ...
radiation therapy- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance actinotherapy,radiotherapy,irradiation,radiation therapy- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment fo...