Partial breast irradiation
Adjuvant whole breast radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery has been the standard of care in the UK for many years and has been shown to halve the risk of breast cancer recurrence and reduce the risk of breast cancer death. However, breast radiotherapy increases the risk of ischaemic heart disease and second cancers and, in […]
Dr Freddie Bartlett, Dr Anna Kirby
Queen Alexandra Hospital, The Royal Marsden Hospital