Current controversies in radiotherapy for breast cancer

Krug, David ; Baumann, René ; Budach, Wilfried ; Dunst, Jürgen ; Feyer, Petra ; Fietkau, Rainer ; Haase, Wulf ; Harms, Wolfgang ; Piroth, Marc D. ; Sautter-Bihl, Marie-Luise ; Sedlmayer, Felix ; Souchon, Rainer ; Wenz, Frederik ; Sauer, Rolf

In: Radiation Oncology, 12 (2017), Nr. 25. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1748-717X

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Abstract

Multimodal treatment approaches have substantially improved the outcome of breast cancer patients in the last decades. Radiotherapy is an integral component of multimodal treatment concepts used in curative and palliative intention in numerous clinical situations from precursor lesions such as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to advanced breast cancer. This review addresses current controversial topics in radiotherapy with special consideration of DCIS, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and regional nodal irradiation (RNI) and provides an update on the clinical practice guidelines of the Breast Cancer Expert Panel of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO).

Document type:	Article
Journal or Publication Title:	Radiation Oncology
Volume:	12
Number:	25
Publisher:	BioMed Central
Place of Publication:	London
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2017 10:12
Date:	2017
ISSN:	1748-717X
Page Range:	pp. 1-10
Faculties / Institutes:	Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim > Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg > Radiologische Universitätsklinik
DDC-classification:	610 Medical sciences Medicine