Hypofractionated radiation therapy versus conventionally fractionated radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer: how do we choose?

Future Oncol. 2015;11(15):2105-7. doi: 10.2217/fon.15.130.

Authors

Suzanne B Evans^{1

2}, James B Yu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
² Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, & Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale, New Haven, CT, USA.

PMID: 26235175
DOI: 10.2217/fon.15.130

No abstract available

Keywords: breast cancer; breast conserving therapy; hypofractionated whole-breast radiotherapy; hypofractionation; radiotherapy.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Staging
Radiation Dose Hypofractionation*