The impact of obesity on breast cancer

DF Argolo, CA Hudis, NM Iyengar - Current oncology reports, 2018 - Springer
The rates of obesity are increasing worldwide and this condition is now recognized as a
leading preventable cause of cancer. Several diseases are directly related to obesity …

Proton therapy for breast cancer: A consensus statement from the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group Breast Cancer Subcommittee

RW Mutter, JI Choi, RB Jimenez, YM Kirova… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiation therapy plays an important role in the multidisciplinary management of breast
cancer. Recent years have seen improvements in breast cancer survival and a greater …

[HTML][HTML] The American Brachytherapy Society consensus statement for accelerated partial breast irradiation

C Shah, F Vicini, DE Wazer, D Arthur, RR Patel - Brachytherapy, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To develop clinical guidelines for the quality practice of accelerated partial
breast irradiation (APBI) as part of breast-conserving therapy for women with early-stage …

Prospective assessment of optimal individual position (prone versus supine) for breast radiotherapy: volumetric and dosimetric correlations in 100 patients

SC Lymberis, JK Dewyngaert, P Parhar… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Damage to heart and lung from breast radiotherapy is associated with increased
cardiovascular mortality and lung cancer development. We conducted a prospective study to …

Hypofractionated whole breast irradiation for patients with large breasts: a randomized trial comparing prone and supine positions

T Mulliez, L Veldeman, A Van Greveling… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Comparison of acute toxicity of whole-breast irradiation (WBI) in
prone and supine positions. Materials and methods This non-blinded, randomized …

Heart dose reduction by prone deep inspiration breath hold in left-sided breast irradiation

T Mulliez, L Veldeman, B Speleers, K Mahjoubi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Cardiac disease has been related to heart dose after left-sided
breast radiotherapy. This trial evaluates the heart sparing ability and feasibility of deep …

Comparative effectiveness analysis of 3D-conformal radiation therapy versus intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in a prospective multicenter cohort of …

R Jagsi, KA Griffith, JM Moran, MM Matuszak… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Simple intensity modulation of radiation therapy reduces acute toxicity compared
with 2-dimensional techniques in adjuvant breast cancer treatment, but it remains unknown …

Quantification of acute skin toxicities in patients with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant proton versus photon radiation therapy: a single institutional experience

CM DeCesaris, SR Rice, SM Bentzen, J Jatczak… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Acute skin toxicity in the form of radiation dermatitis (RD) or skin hyperpigmentation
(SH) is a common problem experienced by patients undergoing breast irradiation. Proton …

Whole breast radiotherapy in prone and supine position: is there a place for multi-beam IMRT?

T Mulliez, B Speleers, I Madani, W De Gersem… - Radiation …, 2013 - Springer
Background Early stage breast cancer patients are long-term survivors and finding
techniques that may lower acute and late radiotherapy-induced toxicity is crucial. We …

The role of a prone setup in breast radiation therapy

N Huppert, G Jozsef, K DeWyngaert… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Most patients undergoing breast conservation therapy receive radiotherapy in the supine
position. Historically, prone breast irradiation has been advocated for women with large …