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Women who receive higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter time after breast cancer surgery are less likely to have side effects than patients on a conventional schedule — and this doesn’t compromise the effectiveness of the treatment, a new study has found.
Although survival and cancer recurrence rates were similar, this approach, known as hypofractionation, appears to be just as effective in controlling cancer while reducing treatment side effects, improving patient convenience, and potentially saving money for both patients and…