Personalized Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Curr Oncol. 2024 Mar 20;31(3):1588-1599. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31030121.ABSTRACTBreast cancer is diagnosed in nearly 3 million people worldwide. Radiation therapy is an integral component of disease management for patients with breast cancer, and is used after breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy to reduce the risk of a local recurrence. The following review describes the methods used to personalize radiation therapy by optimizing patient selection, using advanced treatment techniques to lessen the radiation dose to normal organs, and using hypofractionation in order to shorten the duration of radiation treatment.PMID:38534954 | PMC:PMC10969188 | DOI:10.3390/curroncol31030121
Source: Current Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Waqar Haque Edward Brian Butler Bin S Teh Source Type: research
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