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How would you approach a morbidly obese patient with early stage favorable breast cancer who is premenopausal?

Would you consider APBI despite younger age?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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Yes, if favorable phenotype, would do APBI.

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Radiation Oncology · Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
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You have plenty of options with early stage favorable disease - IMRT PBI, 3D PBI, IMPORT LOW mini tangents. Breast brachy even if the seroma isn’t prohibitively deep.

If they can tolerate prone, do prone.

If they can tolerate, can also treat in lateral decubitus position.

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