Astro Journals

Radiation therapy for the whole breast: Executive summary of an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based guideline

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Sinopsis

Editor Suzanne Evans, MD, and Benjamin Smith, MD, discuss ASTRO's new guideline on whole breast radiation therapy. This new guideline recommends that women with certain breast cancers can safety opt for a shorter 3-week regimen of radiation therapy vs the longer regimen of 6 to 8 weeks.