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ReviewJournal of surgical oncology2026

Boost Approaches in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy.

Abigail Pepin, Neil D Almeida, Simon Fung-Kee-Fung, Megan Kassick, Neil K Taunk, Gary M Freedman

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Review in Journal of surgical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Abigail PepinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Neil D AlmeidaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Simon Fung-Kee-FungDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Megan KassickDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Neil K TaunkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Gary M FreedmanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of breast conservation surgery for early-stage breast cancer is common, and adjuvant radiotherapy is often recommended to reduce the risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence. Historical trials have used sequential boost techniques with favorable outcomes with reduction in local recurrence and acceptable cosmetic outcomes. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in incorporating a concurrent tumor bed boost to reduce the number of radiation treatments delivered. This focused review summarizes the literature surrounding the indications, outcomes, and treatment planning considerations for radiation tumor bed boost for early-stage breast cancer patients.

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Breast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMastectomy, SegmentalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRe-Irradiationbreast boostbreast cancerconcurrent boostradiationsequential boost

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PMID41797304
PMCPMC13128992

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