Advances in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy and the Impact on Quality of Life
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BCT: Breast Conserving Therapy; BCS: Breast Conserving Surgery; WBI: Whole Breast Irradiation; APBI: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; START: Standardization of Breast Radiotherapy; ASBS: The American Society of Breast Surgeons; 3D-CRT: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy; IMRT: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; RTOG: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; RAPID: Randomized Trial Of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; SLNB: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; ALND: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection; DCIS: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
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