Background Late cardiac toxicities caused by (particularly left-sided) breast radiotherapy
(RT) are now recognized as rare but relevant sequelae, which has prompted research on …

PURPOSE: In patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving
surgery, randomized trials have found little difference in local control and survival outcomes …

Background Whole breast irradiation delivered once per day over 3–5 weeks after breast
conserving surgery reduces local recurrence with good cosmetic results. Accelerated partial …

Background Most women with breast cancer who undergo breast-conserving surgery
receive whole-breast irradiation. We examined whether the addition of regional nodal …

Background The optimal fractionation schedule for whole-breast irradiation after breast-
conserving surgery is unknown. Methods We conducted a study to determine whether a …

BACKGROUND: The international standard radiotherapy schedule for early breast cancer
delivers 50 Gy in 25 fractions of 2· 0 Gy over 5 weeks, but there is a long history of non …

Purpose Dermatitis is a frequent adverse effect of adjuvant breast radiotherapy. It is more
likely in full-breasted women and when the radiation is distributed nonhomogeneously in the …

Objective To assess the oncologic and cosmetic outcomes in women with breast carcinoma
who were treated with breast-conserving therapy using oncoplastic techniques with …

Background Radiotherapy prevents local recurrence of breast cancer after breast-
conserving surgery. We evaluated the effect of a supplementary dose of radiation to the …

Background: Breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an integral component of breast-
conserving therapy that reduces the local recurrence of breast cancer. Because an optimal …