Reducing the Human Burden of Breast Cancer: Advanced Radiation Therapy Yields Improved Treatment Outcomes. Breast J 2015;21(6):610-20
Date
09/29/2015Pubmed ID
26412023DOI
10.1111/tbj.12495Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84947034762 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
Radiation therapy is an important modality in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. While its efficacy in the treatment of breast cancer was known shortly after the discovery of x-rays, significant advances in radiation delivery over the past 20 years have resulted in improved patient outcomes. With the development of improved systemic therapy, optimizing local control has become increasingly important and has been shown to improve survival. Better understanding of the magnitude of treatment benefit, as well as patient and biological factors that confer an increased recurrence risk, have allowed radiation oncologists to better tailor treatment decisions to individual patients. Furthermore, significant technological advances have occurred that have reduced the acute and long-term toxicity of radiation treatment. These advances continue to reduce the human burden of breast cancer. It is important for radiation oncologists and nonradiation oncologists to understand these advances, so that patients are appropriately educated about the risks and benefits of this important treatment modality.
Author List
Currey AD, Bergom C, Kelly TR, Wilson JFAuthors
Adam Currey MD Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of WisconsinTracy R. Kelly MD Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Breast NeoplasmsFemale
Heart
Humans
Radiation Injuries
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Treatment Outcome
