Sounding a warning bell? Documentation of the increased utilization of accelerated partial breast irradiation

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Shaitelman, Simona F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; VALIDITY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS;

EID: 84855497476     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr501     Document Type: Editorial

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