Clinical Outcome of Breast Conservation Therapy for Breast Cancer in Hong Kong: Prognostic Impact of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and 2005 St. Gallen Risk Categories

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8241882	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2007	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: Despite the low percentage of mammographically detected lesions, the overall clinical outcome of BCT for invasive breast cancers in the Chinese population is comparable to the Western series. The 2005 St. Gallen risk category is a promising clinical tool, but further validation by large studies is warranted.

Keywords

Radiotherapy Conservation Breast cancer Chinese

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Clinical Outcome of Breast Conservation Therapy for Breast Cancer in Hong Kong: Prognostic Impact of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and 2005 St. Gallen Risk Categories

Authors

Tsz-Kok F.R.C.R., Inda S. F.R.C.R., K. F.R.C.R., M. F.R.C.S., P. F.R.C.S., H.W. F.R.C.S., Amy T.Y. M.B.B.S., Anne W.M. F.R.C.R.,