Will partial breast irradiation be a cost-effective alternative to whole breast irradiation in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer?

Community Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-97

  Konski, Andre A ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CONFORMATIONAL RADIOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAVEL;

EID: 13844280908     PISSN: 15485315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70789-6     Document Type: Review

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