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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
Do you routinely perform a breast boost after whole breast radiation?
If the patient has invasive breast carcinoma and close margins with no other risk factors for local recurrence, would you utilize a cavity boost?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In the setting of close margins, I would utilize a boost (after confirming that re-excision is not planned). More generally, I boost all patients <age 50 and older patients with higher risk features such as high grade disease, hormone negative disease, larger tumor size, and close margins where r...
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