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Hypofractionation Radiotherapy vs. Conventional Fractionation for Breast Cancer: A Comparative Review of Toxicity
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Youssef, Ashraf Ramzy Stanford, Jason H. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | The use of postoperative radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery was longstanding standard practice. The treatment protocol used a standard fractionation of 50 Gy in 25 fractions plus a boost. Recently, the hypofractionation approach has gained support based on Canadian and English studies that claimed equal tumor control and similar toxicity to the standard protocol. We conducted a review of the literature of hypofractionation studies and compared the reported toxicity with the general literature. We placed special emphasis on breast fibrosis after hypofractionation versus standard fractionation. We found a striking difference in the breast toxicity reported by the hypofractionation literature regarding breast fibrosis as compared to standard fractionation. Breast fibrosis should be explored further via additional studies and discussed with potential breast-conserving surgery patients. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.7759/cureus.3516 |
| PubMed reference number | 30648051 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/15019/1540850165-20181029-776-12f9uha.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/15019/1540922746-20181030-13753-1jo2al6.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/15019/1566920556-20190827-2657-1ra5bq8.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3516 |
| Journal | Cureus |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
