Abstract P4-11-10: Breast cancer patients' preferences for adjuvant radiotherapy post-lumpectomy: Whole breast irradiation versus partial breast irradiation-single institutional study
Abstract:Background
The standard regimen of radiotherapy following lumpectomy consists of whole breast irradiation (WBI) to the entire breast including the lumpectomy cavity and all the surrounding normal breast tissue. Recently, there has been increased interest in partial breast irradiation (PBI) as an alternative to WBI. However, the preferences of patients with early breast cancer as to what type of radiotherapy regimen post lumpectomy they would prefer and why is unclear in the literature. This stud… Show more
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