Breast cancer recurrence after lumpectomy & RT is treatable with localized RT without mastectomy

(NRG Oncology) Approximately 10% of breast cancer patients treated with lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery [BCS]) and whole-breast radiation (WBI) will have a subsequent in-breast local recurrence of cancer (IBTR) when followed long term.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news