Irradiating chest lymph nodes in patients with early stage breast cancer improves survival without increasing side effects

(European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) Giving radiation therapy to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone and above the collar bone to patients with early stage breast cancer improves overall survival without increasing side effects, and this effect continues for 15 years, researchers have found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news