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SAN ANTONIO — Postmastectomy chest-wall irradiation (CWI) for intermediate-risk breast cancer had no impact on long-term survival, results of a large British study showed. After a median follow-up of 9.6 years, irradiated patients had a 10-year overall survival (OS) of 81.4% versus 82% for those who had no CWI. CWI led to a “clinically insignificant” […]

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Publish date : 2024-12-16 21:54:04

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