A 37-year-old member asked:
I a patient has breast cancer, when would you give radiation therapy?
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Dr. Manoj Reddyanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Breast irradiation: Radiation therapy is used for localized breast cancer. Radiation alone is not a curative treatment for breast cancer. In breast cancer, it is used as an additional (adjuvant) treatment to treat local and regional areas at high husk for microscopic disease. It's use depends on stage and what type of surgery had been performed. For more information, cancer.Gov, cancer.Org, astro.Org, nccn.Org.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Can elderly breast cancer patients still get radiation therapy?
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Dr. Shelby Terstriepanswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: There are very few contraindications now to breast radiation.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
How effective is radiation therapy for treating breast cancer?
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 66 years experience
Fairly effective: Radiation plays an important role in treating breast cancer. In the neoadjuvant setting it can reduce the size of a relatively large lesion making surgery more effective. It can be used to treat micro disease in axilla and after lumpectomy can be used to enhance survival and reduce local recurrence. In metastatic bone disease it can control in not eliminate disease.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How effective is radiation therapy for breast cancer?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Very effective.: Radiation therapy (rt) is never a primary treatment for breast cancer, but rather a supplement to surgery for the local treatment of breast cancer. Rt is mandatory following breast conserving surgery: local recurrence rates are decreased from >25% to <5% with rt. Rt is also used after mastectomy for patients that are at high risk for local recurrence.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Can breast cancer recur after radiation therapy?
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Dr. Devon Websteranswered
Medical Oncology 24 years experience
Yes: After a lumpectomy and whole breast radiation, there is a 12-15% chance that breast cancer will come back in the same breast within 5 years. However, the chance of recurrence is much higher without radiation therapy.
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