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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
What fractionation would you offer to a young pre-menopausal woman with early stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer who received adjuvant chemotherapy and is highly interested in maximizing breast cosmesis?
Assume no contraindications to hypofractionation.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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