Source: DGNews | Posted 9 years ago
Brachytherapy Boost to Stage I-II Breast Tumour Beds Indicated as Treatment of Choice
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By Adrian Burton
Special to DG News
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- September 20, 2002 -- Boosting the radiation dose to the tumour bed by brachytherapy has been demonstrated to be an excellent treatment in patients who have undergone breast conserving therapy for stage I and II breast cancer.
Data collected over 20 years for 992 patients show an actuarial survival rate of 99 percent with this treatment modality, according to Dr. Benjam
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