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Title: Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
OSTI Identifier:
5177888
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9:11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CHEMOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY; MAMMARY GLANDS; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; BODY; DISEASES; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; 550603* - Medicine- External Radiation in Therapy- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Harris, J R, and Hellman, S. Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.1016/0360-3016(83)90431-5.
Harris, J R, & Hellman, S. Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(83)90431-5
Harris, J R, and Hellman, S. 1983. "Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(83)90431-5.
@article{osti_5177888,
title = {Adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated by primary radiation therapy},
author = {Harris, J R and Hellman, S},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1016/0360-3016(83)90431-5},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5177888}, journal = {Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 9:11,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}