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Women Who Would Benefit May Not be Getting Radiation After Mastectomy
While most women don't get radiation after mastectomy, new research suggests that some women may benefit from it.
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Recurrence Risk Same for Standard, Lower-Dose Radiation Schedules
Research suggests that newer, low-dose radiation therapy schedules are as effective as the standard schedule.
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Side Effects, Body Image Concerns Same for Standard and Lower-Dose Radiation Schedules
Researchers compared a standard radiation therapy schedule to new, lower-dose schedules and found that side effects and body image concerns were about the same for all the schedules
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Radiation and Hormonal Therapy After DCIS Surgery Lowers Recurrence Risk
After DCIS surgery, radiation therapy seems to be better at lowering the risk of cancer in the same breast while hormonal therapy seems to be better at lowering the risk of cancer in the opposite breast.
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Brachytherapy Use Increases, Researchers Concerned About Lack of Evidence
A new study found that use of brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) has been increasing steadily since 2002 even though there aren't many long-term studies that show brachytherapy works as well as traditional radiation therapy.
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Three Types of Partial Breast Irradiation Have Similar Outcomes
Research shows that three alternatives to traditional external beam radiation therapy are all equally effective at lowering the risk of recurrence and offer the same benefits as traditional radiation therapy.
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Radiation Therapy During, After Surgery Offer Same Cosmetic Results
Early results show that intraoperative radiation therapy and traditional external beam radiation therapy offer similar cosmetic results.
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Higher Risk of Local Recurrence with Partial-Breast Irradiation
Research comparing partial-breast irradiation to whole-breast irradiation found no differences in survival or the risk of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body; still, there was a difference in the risk of the cancer coming back in the same breast or the lymph nodes near the same breast.
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Brachytherapy Seems OK for Early-Stage Disease in Women with Implants
In a small study, internal radiation after lumpectomy didn't cause the capsules of existing breast implants to contract, leading to good cosmetic results.
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Reconstruction with Implant Immediately After Mastectomy Affected More by Radiation
A small study suggests that reconstruction done immediately after mastectomy using tissue from the body offers better results after radiation compared to immediate reconstruction using implants.
