Patterns of Utilization of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Outcomes in Black Women After Breast Conservation at a Large Multidisciplinary Cancer Center

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8229836	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

We found a greater rate of utilization adjuvant breast RT (85%) among black women after BCS than has been reported in recent studies, indicating that excellent outcomes are attainable for black women after BCS when care is administered in a multidisciplinary cancer center.

Keywords

Breast conservation Radiotherapy Black women Breast cancer

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Patterns of Utilization of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Outcomes in Black Women After Breast Conservation at a Large Multidisciplinary Cancer Center

Authors

Sophia M. M.D., Ph.D., Lindsay M. M.S., Beryl M.D., Zhigang Ph.D., Michelle M.D., Alice M.D., M.B.A., Simon M.D., Ph.D., Carol M.D.,