Adoption and Effectiveness of De-Escalated Radiation and Endocrine Therapy Strategies for Older Women with Low-Risk Breast Cancer

Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Anne Marie Meyer, Christopher D. Baggett, Xi Zhou, Ke Meng, Jason Rotter and Timothy Zagar

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Abstract: Recent clinical trials support de-escalation of adjuvant radiation therapy following lumpectomy in some older women with low-risk HR+ breast cancers planning to take endocrine therapy.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Comparative effectiveness; Geriatric oncology; Radiation therapy; Endocrine therapy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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