Conservative surgery followed by radical radiotherapy in the management of stage I carcinoma of the breast

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 1775 - 1780
• Main Authors: Baeza, Mario R., Arraztoa, Juan, Sole, Juan, Rodriguez, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.1982
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Female; Humans; Radiotherapy - adverse effects; Radiotherapy as main treatment; Radiotherapy Dosage; Retrospective Studies; Radiotherapy as main treatment; Breast cancer

Since October 1976, the treatment policy in our Radiotherapy Center for Stage I carcinoma of the breast has been excision of the tumor mass, when it was cosmetically suitable, followed by irradiation to the breast and periphereal lymphatics. Eighty-three patients were admitted between October 1976 a...