Breast Cancer Return Prevented By Extra Radiation Dose

Women 40 years and younger with early-stage breast cancer who receive an additional high dose of radiation (boost dose) after undergoing breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) and standard radiation treatment are almost twice as likely to be free of cancer 10 years after treatment compared to tho [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on October 31st, 2007