Personalized Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

Autor: Waqar Haque, Edward Brian Butler, Bin S. Teh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Current Oncology, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 1588-1599 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1718-7729
1198-0052
DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31030121
Popis: Breast cancer is diagnosed in nearly 3 million people worldwide. Radiation therapy is an integral component of disease management for patients with breast cancer, and is used after breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy to reduce the risk of a local recurrence. The following review describes the methods used to personalize radiation therapy by optimizing patient selection, using advanced treatment techniques to lessen the radiation dose to normal organs, and using hypofractionation in order to shorten the duration of radiation treatment.
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