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SUBMITTER: Kim KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4938347 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kim Kyung Su KS Shin Kyung Hwan KH Choi Noorie N Lee Sea-Won SW
Radiation oncology journal 20160617 2
Hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (HF-WBI) has been proved effective and safe and even better for late or acute radiation toxicity for early breast cancer. Moreover, it improves patient convenience, quality of life and is expected to be advantageous in the medical care system by reducing overall cost. In this review, we examined key randomized trials of HF-WBI, focusing on adequate patient selection as suggested by the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) guidel ...[more]