Can the risk of secondary cancer induction after breast conserving therapy be reduced using intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) with low-energy x-rays?

BACKGROUND: Radiation induced secondary cancers are a rare but severe late effect after breast conserving therapy. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is increasingly used during breast conserving surgery. The purpose of this analysis was to estimate secondary cancer risks after IORT compared to othe...

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Autores principales: Aziz, Muhammad Hammad, Schneider, Frank, Clausen, Sven, Blank, Elena, Herskind, Carsten, Afzal, Muhammad, Wenz, Frederik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22176703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-174

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22176703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-174

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