Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy
Journal Article
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· Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
Two trends in breast cancer management - less radical local treatment and more radical systemic treatment - are conjoined when one considers the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients treated by primary radiation therapy. This editorial discusses a number of important issues regarding this combination of treatments. The most important issue is whether the survival results of combined radiation and chemotherapy are equivalent to those obtained with mastectomy and chemotherapy.
- Research Organization:
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- OSTI ID:
- 5177888
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 9:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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