Arm and shoulder morbidity following surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer - Concepedia

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Arm and shoulder morbidity following surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer

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99

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22

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2014

Year

Safora Johansen, Kristian Fosså, Inger Lise Nesvold, Eirik Malinen, Sophie D. Fosså

Acta Oncologica

Abstract

Three-dimensional conformal locoregional RT for breast cancer results in long-term arm/shoulder morbidity. To minimize this risk, large shoulder volumes receiving RT doses of approximately 15 Gy should be reduced.

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