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Radiation Therapy

1. An evidence-based estimation of local control and survival benefit of radiotherapy for breast cancer.

Author: Shafiq J; Delaney G; Barton MB;
Institution: Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CCORE), Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Journal: Radiother Oncol. 2007 Mar 29;.
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2. Radiation treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): is a boost to the tumor bed necessary?

Author: Yerushalmi R; Sulkes A; Mishaeli M; Neumann A; Dinerman M; Sulkes J; Rizel S; Yarom N; Gutman H; Fenig E;
Institution: Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Journal: Neoplasma. 2006;53(6):507-10.
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3. Effectiveness of radiation therapy in older women with ductal carcinoma in situ.

Author: Smith BD; Haffty BG; Buchholz TA; Smith GL; Galusha DH; Bekelman JE; Gross CP; Smith BD; Haffty BG; Buchholz TA; Smith GL; Galusha DH; Bekelman JE; Gross CP;
Institution: Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. bensmith@alumni.rice.edu
Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Sep 20;98(18):1302-10.
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