Partial irradiation of the breast: Old challenges, new solutions
| Autor: | Roberto Orecchia, A. Franzetti-Pellanda, Giuseppe Viale, L. Bronz, B. Ballardini, J. Bernier, A. Richetti, Mattia Intra, Umberto Veronesi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Brachytherapy Breast Neoplasms Therapeutic approach Breast cancer Whole Breast Irradiation Surgical removal Internal medicine Medicine Humans Irradiation Breast Treatment Failure skin and connective tissue diseases business.industry Patient Selection Partial Breast Irradiation Radiotherapy Dosage General Medicine Robotics medicine.disease Radiation therapy Surgery Female Neoplasm Recurrence Local Radiotherapy Conformal business Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). 15(4) |
| ISSN: | 0960-9776 |
| Popis: | Summary Breast-conserving treatment, characteristically consisting of surgical removal of the tumor and post-operative whole breast irradiation, is nowadays considered as the standard therapeutic approach for most women with stage I/II, invasive breast cancer. Recently, a number of institutions started investigating the feasibility and safety of novel approaches in radiotherapy, modulating concomitantly treatment time and irradiation volume. Whilst this strategy is still under investigation, recent clinical studies on accelerated partial breast irradiation with intra-operative radiotherapy or high conformality irradiation strongly suggest that the way patients with early breast cancer are irradiated should be revisited. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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