Health-related quality of life after breast-conserving surgery and intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer using low-kilovoltage X-rays

Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is currently being evaluated as a novel approach during breast-conserving surgery (BCS). IORT can be used either as a tumor bed boost followed by external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or as a single treatment. In a matched-pair study, we assessed quality of life (QoL)...

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Hauptverfasser: Welzel, Grit (VerfasserIn) , Hofmann, Frank (VerfasserIn) , Sperk, Elena (VerfasserIn) , Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Uta (VerfasserIn) , Hermann, Brigitte (VerfasserIn) , Sütterlin, Marc (VerfasserIn) , Wenz, Frederik (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 September 2010
In: Annals of surgical oncology
Year: 2010, Jahrgang: 17, Heft: 3, Pages: 359-367
ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-010-1257-z
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Verfasserangaben:Grit Welzel, Frank Hofmann, Elena Blank, Uta Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Brigitte Hermann, Marc Sütterlin, Frederik Wenz
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Zusammenfassung:Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is currently being evaluated as a novel approach during breast-conserving surgery (BCS). IORT can be used either as a tumor bed boost followed by external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or as a single treatment. In a matched-pair study, we assessed quality of life (QoL) in 69 patients with early breast cancer treated with BCS and/or IORT and/or EBRT.
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ISSN:1534-4681
DOI:10.1245/s10434-010-1257-z