ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma
Bellon JR, Harris EE, Arthur DW, Bailey L, Carey L, Goyal S, Halyard MY, Horst KC, Moran MS, MacDonald SM, Haffty BG. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma. The Breast Journal 2011, 17: 448-455. PMID: 21790842, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapySide effectsEarly-stage breast cancerLong-term side effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyAcute side effectsACR Appropriateness CriteriaWhole breast irradiationRisk of recurrenceAtherosclerotic heart diseasePartial breast irradiationMajority of womenConservative surgerySurvival benefitAppropriate patientsBreast conservationRandomized studyAppropriateness CriteriaHeart diseaseBreast carcinomaBreast cancerTherapyShort treatmentEffective alternativeTreatment