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Is postmastectomy radiotherapy useful in elderly women with high-risk breast cancer?

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology volume 3, pages 422–423 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textLee JC et al. (2005) Postmastectomy radiotherapy reduces locoregional recurrence in elderly women with high-risk breast cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 17: 623–629

Postmastectomy radiation therapy reduces the rate of local regional recurrences in node-positive women greater than 70 years of age

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Kochanski, J., Chmura, S. Is postmastectomy radiotherapy useful in elderly women with high-risk breast cancer?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 3, 422–423 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0567

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