Radiation Therapy for Low-Risk Breast Cancer: Whole, Partial, or None?
Moran M, Ho A. Radiation Therapy for Low-Risk Breast Cancer: Whole, Partial, or None? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 4166-4172. PMID: 36332170, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWide local excisionPartial breast irradiationBreast cancerRadiation therapyEstrogen receptor-positive/progesteroneLow-risk breast cancerOncology Grand Rounds seriesHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Left-sided breast cancerWhole breast radiation therapyEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Clinical-pathologic featuresPostmenopausal female patientsDose/fractionationGrowth factor receptor 2Sentinel node biopsyOmission of radiationCommon clinical scenariosFactor receptor 2Node biopsyPostoperative radiationLocal excisionFemale patientsBreast irradiationTreatment recommendations