Use of regional nodal irradiation and its association with survival for women with high-risk, early stage breast cancer: A National Cancer Database analysis

Purpose: The role of regional nodal irradiation (RNI) for patients with breast cancer remains controversial, particularly on the basis of nodal involvement. Using the National Cancer Database, we aimed to validate published data on whether expanding treatment fields from whole-breast irradiation (WB...

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Main Authors: Amy C. Moreno, MD, Yan Heather Lin, PhD, Isabelle Bedrosian, MD, Yu Shen, PhD, Michael C. Stauder, MD, Benjamin D. Smith, MD, Thomas A. Buchholz, MD, Gildy V. Babiera, MD, Wendy A. Woodward, MD, PhD, Simona F. Shaitelman, MD, EdM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417300647