The effects of sequence and type of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on cosmesis and complications after breast conservation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 661-668

  Markiewicz, Deborah A ^a   Schultz, Delray J ^b   Haas, Jonathan A ^a   Harris, Eleanor E R ^a   Fox, Kevin R ^a   Glick, John H ^a   Solin, Lawrence J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c 2 Donner Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breast conservation therapy; Chemotherapy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RIB FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030200547     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(96)00171-X     Document Type: Article

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