QS8: Analysis of the Whole Transcriptome in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Breast Reconstruction

Purpose: Breast cancer is the third highest cause of death among all cancers in women. Patients who undergo mastectomy for tumor removal often undergo adjuvant radiation therapy and elect to have breast reconstruction. An adverse side-effect of radiation therapy is radiation-induced fibrosis (RIF),...

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Main Authors: Andrew Miller, MSc, Sujee Jeyapalina, PhD, Melena Garrett, MSc, Jay Agarwal, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0000770188.52614.d1