A Decision Score provides prognostic discrimination for 10-year locoregional recurrence, with rising score associated with higher recurrence risk after breast-conserving surgery. A Radiation ...

More than half of breast cancer patients receive radiation as part of their treatment, but it may not help those with early-stage cancer, new research shows. Women who received a radiation course ...

The chances of breast cancer recurring remain very low when patients are treated with radiotherapy that is tailored to their ...

CANCER TREATMENT CAN BE GRUELING, AND IT CAN ALSO MAKE FOR LONG DAYS. A NEW STUDY, THOUGH, SHOWS HIGHER DOSES OF RADIATION GIVEN OVER FEWER SESSIONS WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS BEING GIVEN LOWER DOSES OVER ...

ROCHESTER — Certain cases of breast cancer can be treated with less intense doses of radiation therapy over fewer days, a recently published Mayo Clinic study found. "The standard at the time, for ...

Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation. By ...

“Traditionally, breast cancer was treated over a course of five to six weeks,” said D. Hunter Boggs, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. “Over the past few decades, ...

Patients with breast cancer may be able to avoid lymphedema, which can occur after surgery to remove lymph nodes in the ...

Although many surgeons avoid it, nipple-sparing mastectomy after radiation is a feasible alternative to skin-sparing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Common treatments for breast cancer — including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery — may accelerate biological ...