Quality of Life after Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Breast Cancer: Matched Pair Analysis with Protracted Whole Breast Radiotherapy

Favourable long-term results of APBI in terms of superior body image perception and lesser financial difficulties compared with WBRT need to be confirmed in larger prospective studies investigating the effect of APBI on quality of life and health economics in different ethnic groups and health care set-ups.