Seven-year follow-up on 334 patients treated by breast conserving surgery and short course radical postoperative radiotherapy: A report of the Yorkshire breast cancer group

• Published in: Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 93 - 96
• Main Authors: Ash, D.V., Benson, E.A., Sainsbury, J.R., Round, C., Head, C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Conservation treatment; Cosmetic assessment; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Breast cancer; Conservation treatment; Radiotherapy; Cosmetic assessment; Human; Mammary gland diseases; Conservative surgery; Adult; Aesthetics; Combined treatment; Mammary gland; Malignant tumor; Elderly
• ISSN: 0936-6555; 1433-2981
• DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80808-8

A total of 334 patients have been entered into a prospective protocol of breast conserving treatment, which consisted of clinically complete excision, axillary dissection, and radical postoperative radiotherapy given in 20 fractions over 4 weeks. After 7 years' follow-up, 22 patients (6.6%) have had an isolated local recurrence and 24 (7.2%) a local recurrence associated with metastic disease. Cosmetic assessment shows that patients are more satisfied with the result than their treating consultants, and that 81% have scored themselves as having an excellent or very good result more than 5 years after treatment.