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Article: Advances in treating early breast cancer: a new, alternative approach to breast conservation treatment involves accelerated partial breast irradiation utilizing a high-dose rate balloon catheter system.(Disease/Disorder overview)(Cover story)
- Article from:
- JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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Breast cancer continues to occupy a prominent role in the public consciousness, and the media heighten that interest with a regular influx of new information from multiple sources, often conflicting and confusing. Breast cancer touches most health care providers in some way, whether personally or professionally; many will treat patients with the disease. With the overwhelming information available, all providers would benefit from a basic understanding of the rationale of current treatment approaches for early breast cancer, as well as of the promising new options in radiotherapy.
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