A LOWER total dose of radiotherapy, delivered in fewer, larger treatments has been shown to be as effective as the international standard of a higher total dose delivered over a longer time to treat women with early breast cancer - according to new research published in the Lancet and Lancet Oncology. This confirms long-held beliefs of cancer specialists in the UK who have been using shorter schedules for many years.

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