The role of the radiation therapy breast boost in the 2020s.
Date
2023-03-17ICR Author
Author
Dzhugashvili, M
Veldeman, L
Kirby, AM
Type
Journal Article
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Given that most local relapses of breast cancer occur proximal to the original location of the primary, the delivery of additional radiation dose to breast tissue that contained the original primary cancer (known as a "boost") has been a standard of care for some decades. In the context of falling relapse rates, however, it is an appropriate time to re-evaluate the role of the boost. This article reviews the evolution of the radiotherapy boost in breast cancer, discussing who to boost and how to boost in the 2020s, and arguing that, in both cases, less is more.
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Subject
Breast boost radiotherapy
Language
eng
Date accepted
2023-03-16
License start date
2023-03-17
Citation
The Breast, 2023, 69 pp. 299 - 305
Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE