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Radiotherapy improves survival after breast-conserving surgery

dical contraindications such as systemic vascular disease or a previous history of irradiation," the authors conclude.

In an editorial, Katherine A. Vallis, M.D., Ph.D., and Ian F. Tannock, M.D., Ph.D., of Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, note that, although there may be a small subset of women with good prognostic factors who do not need to have radiotherapy after surgery, this analysis "reinforces the view that the large majority of patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery should also receive radiotherapy."


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