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ArticleSouth Asian journal of cancer

Practical consensus recommendations regarding role of postmastectomy radiation therapy.

D Singh, G Saini, R Koul, V Gupta, D Abrol, S De, P Kulshrestha, S N Hukku, S J Lakshmi, Purvish M Parikh and 1 more

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

D SinghDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Max Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
G SainiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Max Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
R KoulDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
V GuptaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, BLK Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India.
D AbrolDepartment or Radiation Oncology, Jammu Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
S DeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
P KulshresthaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute, New Delhi, India.
S N HukkuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, BLK Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India.
S J LakshmiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Purvish M ParikhDepartment of Oncology, Shalby Cancer and Research Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
S AggarwalDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of radiation therapy after mastectomy (PMRT) has been limited to those patients who are at significant risk of cancer recurring in the chest wall or in the nodal basins. The use of PMRT has been widely accepted for patients with four or more positive lymph nodes,

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Boostearly breast cancerhypofractionationnode positive

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PMID29721470
PMCPMC5909302

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