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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-07-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0000770188.52614.d1 |