Radiation Treatments for Breast Cancer

Follow the links below to find information on radiation or radiotherapy treatments for breast cancer.

Reviewed September 2007

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Title:   Fraction size in radiation treatment for breast conservation in early breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Using fewer radiation treatments for women with early breast cancer who wish to preserve their breast achieves similar outcomes in breast appearance and survival. In addition, cancer control in the breast appears to be similar. Breast cancer is an impor...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Lymphoedema
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Lymphoedema is a swelling of the arm and hand which may occur immediately or at any time after surgery or radiation therapy.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   The use of intraoperative radiotherapy - for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC),National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is radiotherapy that is administered at the same time as breast conserving surgery directly to the tumour bed.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Treatment options for metastatic breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   If you have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer you will usually be recommended to have one or more general anti-cancer treatments. You may also be recommended to have one or more specific treatments.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Skin care during radiotherapy
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   The following information aims to help you understand what skin reactions you can expect during radiotherapy and how you can limit these reactions.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Side effects of radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Describes common and less common side effects of radiotherapy.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   The main aim of radiotherapy is to destroy any breast cancer cells that may be left in your breast (after breast conserving surgery) or the breast tissue left on your chest (after mastectomy).
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Systemic therapy for treating locoregional recurrence in women with breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Early breast cancer can be removed by surgery, and for most women the chance of the cancer returning (recurrence) is small. In some women however, the cancer returns in the same area. Chemotherapy (anti-cancer drugs) can be used together with other trea...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Pre-invasive cancer breast cancer types
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Pre-invasive breast cancer is the name for abnormal cells or cancer cells that stay inside the milk ducts or milk sacs (lobules) of the breast. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) are types of pre-invasive breast cancer.
Date:   Jul 2004
Title:   After the operation for breast cancer and what to expect
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   This action plan covers patients who have had radiation treatment.
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   What's involved in radiotherapy for breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Meeting the radiation oncologist. Planning your treatment. Your treatment. Booster treatment. Follow up.
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Breast conserving treatment
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Breast conserving surgery plus radiotherapy is as effective as mastectomy for most women with early breast cancer. What does breast conserving surgery usually involve? What are the advantages of breast conserving surgery? What does breast conserving surgery look like?
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   A systematic review of intraoperative radiotherapy in early stage breast cancer - October 2002
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in early stage breast cancer refers to the use of radiotherapy during breast conserving surgery. ASERNIP-S has reviewed the available published evidence to compare the safety and effectiveness of this new procedure with conventional breast conserving surgery with postoperative radiotherapy (BCT), in which radiotherapy is administered after the operation has been completed.
Date:   Oct 2002
Title:   Consumer summary: Intraoperative radiotherapy in early stage breast cancer
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in early stage breast cancer refers to the use of radiotherapy during breast conserving surgery. ASERNIP-S has reviewed the available published evidence to compare the safety and effectiveness of this new procedure with conventional breast conserving surgery with postoperative radiotherapy (BCT).
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Radiotherapy for early breast cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Early breast cancer can be removed by surgery, and for most women, the chance of the cancer returning (recurrence) is small. Radiotherapy (radiation) is often used to try and reduce this risk. The review of trials done over the last forty years found th...
Date:   Feb 2002
Title:   Clinical practice guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   These guidelines have been developed by a multidisciplinary working party, and are primarily intended for use by all health professionals involved in the management of women with advanced breast cancer. They aim to provide material that will be helpful and supportive to those managing the difficult range of problems that may present.
Date:   Jan 2001
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