Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Timing and sequencing of radiotherapy in the context of allogenous breast reconstruction have not been standardized. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of adjuvant radiotherapy on morbidity and patient ... Read more...

Medial tumor localization in breast cancer--an unappreciated risk factor?

4 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To demonstrate the unfavorable results in survival rates in patients with medial breast cancer compared to patients with laterally located tumors of the mammary gland. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1984 and 1995, 1,089 patients presenting ... Read more...

Survival benefit with radiation therapy in node-positive breast carcinoma patients.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Postoperative radiation therapy (RT) has been the subject of discussion, especially in patients with one to three positive lymph nodes (< or = 3 pN+) in the axillary dissection. The authors investigated whether postoperative ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Radiotherapy, Adjuvant'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy. 4 Oct 2009
• Medial tumor localization in breast cancer--an unappreciated risk factor? 4 Oct 2009
• Survival benefit with radiation therapy in node-positive breast carcinoma patients. 4 Oct 2009
• Effect of postoperative radiotherapy on autologous deep inferior epigastric perforator flap volume after immediate breast reconstruction. 29 Sep 2009
• Locally advanced rectal cancer: added value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the evaluation of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemo- and radiation therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Clinical and therapeutic aspects in elderly patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: special focus on radiotherapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Radiotherapy for cutaneous squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the head and neck. 29 Sep 2009
• Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI)--ready for prime time? 29 Sep 2009
• Larynx preservation clinical trial design: key issues and recommendations--a consensus panel summary: in regard to Lefebvre et al., for the larynx preservation consensus panel (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009;73:1293-1303). 29 Sep 2009
• Review of adjuvant radiochemotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer and results from Mayo Clinic for the 5th JUCTS symposium. 29 Sep 2009
• Radiotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma. 29 Sep 2009
• Forwards through the rear-view mirror. 29 Sep 2009
• Re: Adjuvant radiotherapy for pathological T3N0M0 prostate cancer significantly reduces risk of metastases and improves survival: long-term followup of a randomized clinical trial I. M. Thompson, C. M. Tangen, J. Paradelo, M. S. Lucia, G. Miller, D. Troyer, E. Messing, J. Forman, J. Chin, G. Swanson, E. Canby-Hagino and E. D. Crawford J Urol 2009; 181: 956-962. 16 Sep 2009
• Outcomes of patients with stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer treated with chemotherapy and radiation with and without surgery. 13 Sep 2009
• Secondary sarcomas after radiotherapy for breast cancer: sustained risk and poor survival. 13 Sep 2009
• External radiotherapy with or without hormonal ablation therapy. 3 Sep 2009
• Chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer. Sep 2009
• [The neoadjuvant treatment of gastrointestinal tumors: time for rethinking?] 31 Aug 2009
• Pancreatic surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Neoadjuvant polychemotherapy in locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Radiotherapy, Adjuvant'

Definition: Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.

Descriptor UI: D018714

Alternative terms: Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Radiotherapy; Adjuvant Radiotherapies; Radiotherapies, Adjuvant;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.186.775; E02.815.600;

History Note: 95

Technical Notes: almost never IM; coord with dis /radiother (IM) + specific radiother (IM) + specific surg or chemother to which this is adjuvant (IM); DF: RADIOTHER ADJUVANT