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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?
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Radiation Oncology · New York University School of Medicine
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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 re-e...

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