Do patient-reported outcome measures agree with clinical and photographic assessments of normal tissue effects after breast radiotherapy? The experience of the standardisation of breast radiotherapy (START) trials in early breast cancer

AIMS: In radiotherapy trials, normal tissue effects (NTE) are important end points and it is pertinent to ask whether patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) could replace clinical and/or photographic assessments. Data from the Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials are examined. M...

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Main Authors: Haviland, J.S (Author), Hopwood, P. (Author), Mills, L. (Author), Sydenham, M. (Author), Bliss, J.M (Author), Yarnold, J.R (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2016-02-08.
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