TITLE:
Assessment of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation as Monotherapy Following Breast Conserving Surgery in the Treatment of Favorable Risk Breast Cancer
AUTHORS:
Navesh K. Sharma, Umer Ansari, Gregory Churchill, Kruti Patel, Steven Feigenberg
KEYWORDS:
APBI, Breast Cancer, Breast Radiation, Partial Breast
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Breast Cancer Research,
Vol.7 No.1,
January
26,
2018
ABSTRACT: Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) has been proposed as an
alternative to whole breast radiotherapy in select patients undergoing post
lumpectomy radiation therapy as part of a breast conserving approach. This
comprehensive review attempts to assess the current literature and identify
appropriate patients as well as supportive data.