Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy for Lymph Node-Negative, Locally Advanced Breast Cancer After Modified Radical Mastectomy: Analysis of the NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database

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Postmastectomy radiation therapy for lymph node-negative, locally advanced breast cancer after modified radical mastectomy : Analysis of the NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database

✍ James B. Yu; Lynn D. Wilson; Tina Dasgupta; William A. Castrucci; Joanne B. Weid 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 142 KB

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The role of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) for lymph node‐negative locally advanced breast carcinoma (T3N0M0) after modified radical mastectomy (MRM) with regard to improvement in survival remains an area of controversy. ## METHODS. The 1973–2004 National Cancer In