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Current controversies in radiotherapy for breast cancer
David Krug1, René Baumann2, Wilfried Budach3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg and National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg, Germany. david.krug@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Abstract:
Multimodal treatment approaches have substantially improved the outcome of breast cancer patients in the last decades. Radiotherapy is an integral component of multimodal treatment concepts used in curative and palliative intention in numerous clinical situations from precursor lesions such as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to advanced breast cancer. This review addresses current controversial topics in radiotherapy with special consideration of DCIS, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and regional nodal irradiation (RNI) and provides an update on the clinical practice guidelines of the Breast Cancer Expert Panel of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO).
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