Radiation Therapy After Lumpectomy For Breast Cancer Can Be Safely Reduced To 4 Weeks

Posted by Jeff Daas on Nov 5th, 2009 | no comments

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks, instead of the usual six to seven weeks, by delivering a higher daily dose – greatly reducing the length of treatment time. The five-year results of the phase II study were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
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