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Optimal Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Associated With Improved Survival, Meta-analysis Shows
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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A new analysis of adjuvant radiation therapy in women with breast cancer following mastectomy is associated with better survival as measured at 10 years when appropriate doses and fields of radiation are used. The study was published in the January 4 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The finding helps