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- Title
IMRT for Breast Cancer—Balancing Outcomes, Patient Selection, and Resource Utilization.
- Authors
Kachnic, Lisa A.; Powell, Simon N.
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study that found an increase in the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the adjuvant therapy of breast cancer in the U.S. It cites the concerns raised on the implementation of IMRT without evidence-based knowledge of its effects on long-term efficacy and morbidity. It questions whether IMRT for breast cancer can help reduce pulmonary and cardiac toxicity.
- Subjects
UNITED States; RADIOTHERAPY; IMMUNOLOGICAL adjuvants; BREAST cancer; DISEASES; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2011, Vol 103, Issue 10, p777
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djr136