Background Randomized trials of radiotherapy and surgery for early breast cancer may
have been too small to detect differences in long-term survival and recurrence reliably. We …

… J; Uppsala-Orebro Breast Cancer Study Group. Sector resection with or without postoperative
radiotherapy for stage I breast cancer: five-year results of a randomized trial. J Natl Cancer …

… have become well-established treatments for breast cancer, … breast cancers (<2.5 cm in
diameter) to quadrantectomy followed by radiotherapy or to quadrantectomy without radiotherapy…

… of radiotherapy and surgery for early breast cancer may … breast cancer. Data on mortality
were available from 36 trials comparing radiotherapy plus surgery with the same type of surgery …

… breast cancer, breast-conserving surgery can remove any macroscopic disease that has
been detected; however, some microscopic tumour foci might remain in the conserved breast …

… breastconserving surgery, allowing many more women with breast cancer to conserve their
… Sole brachytherapy of the tumor bed after conservative surgery for T1 breast cancer: five-…

… As a result, the long-term health problems, including QoL, related to breast cancer and its …
incidence of breast edema in female breast cancer patients after BCS and radiotherapy and to …

… wide local excision for breast cancer relapse and we therefore cannot comment on its
efficacy. Allowing the patient the option of further breast-conserving surgery is important, and …

Background Radiation-associated angiosarcoma (RAAS) is a devastating disease occasionally
observed in breast cancer patients treated with radiation. Due to its rarity, our knowledge…

… This article serves to update the reader with what’s new in radiation therapy management
of breast cancer with an emphasis on breast-conserving approaches. Please see Jean L. …