tailieunhanh - Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Results from two decades of study have conclusively shown that radiation therapy has an important role in ensuring local control for patients with early-stage breast cancer who are treated with breast-conserving surgery. When breast-conservation therapy was first explored as an alternative to mastectomy, many trials investigated whether surgical resection of the tumor-bearing region of the breast was sufficient, or whether adjuvant irradiation of the entire breast would be required to improve patient outcome. These trials showed that whole-breast irradiation significantly reduced the risk of ipsilateral tumor recurrence after resection of the tumor and the tissue immediately surrounding the tumor (Fisher et al. 2002a; Veronesi et al. 2001; Vinh-Hung. | David E. Wazer Douglas w. Arthur Frank Editors Accelerated Partial Techniquesand Clinical Implementation David E. Wazer Douglas w. Arthur Frank A. Vicini Eds. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation David E. Wazer Douglas w. Arthur. Frank A. Vicini Eds. Accelerated Partial Breastirradiation Techniquesaad Clinical Implemectaticn With 125 Figures and 42 Tables .