Radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence, study finds
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the breast or chest wall. The treatment, known as synchronous chemoradiation, has minimal adverse side-effects and no detrimental effect on the patients' quality of life.