Practical consensus recommendations regarding role of postmastectomy radiation therapy
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Consensus Statement on postmastectomy radiation therapy.
1. Reduction in the recurrence rate of clinically detectable local-regional disease by PMRT is evident. 2. The most recent randomized controlled trials, including two well-designed trials using modern radiation techniques, have shown a moderate and statistically significant improvement in survival. 3. Consultation with a radiation oncologist should occur in postmastectomy node-positive patients...
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عنوان ژورنال: South Asian Journal of Cancer
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2278-330X,2278-4306
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_108_18