SU-E-T-596: Axillary Nodes Radiotherapy Boost Field Dosimetric Impact Study: Oblique Field and Field Optimization in 3D Conventional Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (6Part21) ◽  
pp. 365-365
Author(s):  
M Su ◽  
S Sura
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
Impact Study ◽  
Axillary Nodes ◽  
Oblique Field

scholarly journals Positive sentinel lymph node biopsy predicts the number of metastatic axillary nodes of breast cancer

The Breast ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Takei ◽  
Masafumi Kurosumi ◽  
Takashi Yoshida ◽  
Jun Ninomiya ◽  
Yuko Ishikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Sentinel Lymph Node ◽  
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy ◽  
Positive Sentinel Lymph Node ◽  
Lymph Node Biopsy ◽  
Axillary Nodes ◽  
Node Biopsy

Association Between Tangential Beam Treatment Parameters and Cardiac Abnormalities After Definitive Radiation Treatment for Left-Sided Breast Cancer

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace R. Correa ◽  
Indra J. Das ◽  
Harold I. Litt ◽  
Victor Ferrari ◽  
Wei-Ting Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
Cardiac Abnormalities

Dosimetric analysis in hypofractionated external radiation treatment for breast cancer

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. S58
Author(s):  
M. Casasús Farré ◽  
F. Mestre Mestre ◽  
C. Nicolau Martorell ◽  
M. Coca Huertas ◽  
E. Miró Nadal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
External Radiation ◽  
Dosimetric Analysis

The dosimetric impact of axillary nodes contouring variability in breast cancer radiotherapy: an AIRO multi-institutional study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Leonardi ◽  
Matteo Pepa ◽  
Rosa Luraschi ◽  
Sabrina Vigorito ◽  
Samantha Dicuonzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Radiotherapy ◽  
Axillary Nodes ◽  
Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

scholarly journals Health system experiences of breast cancer survivors in urban South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 174550652094941
Author(s):  
Madeleine Lambert ◽  
Emily Mendenhall ◽  
Andrew Wooyoung Kim ◽  
Herbert Cubasch ◽  
Maureen Joffe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Health System ◽  
South African ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
African Women ◽  
Total Mastectomy ◽  
South African Women

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally and among South African women. Women from socioeconomically disadvantaged South African communities more often present later and receive total mastectomy compared to those from more affluent communities who have more breast conserving surgery (which is less invasive but requires mandatory radiation treatment post-operatively). Standard chemotherapy and total mastectomy treatments are known to cause traumatizing side effects and emotional suffering among South African women; moreover, many women face limited communication with physicians and psychological support. Objective: This article investigates the experiences of women seeking breast cancer treatment at the largest public hospital in South Africa. Methods We interviewed 50 Black women enrolled in the South African Breast Cancer Study to learn more about their health system experiences with detection, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for breast cancer. Each interview was between 2–3 hours, addressing perceptions, experiences, and concerns associated with breast cancer and comorbidities such as HIV and hypertension. Results: We found most women feared diagnosis, in part, because of the experience of chemotherapy and physical mutilation related to mastectomy. The importance of social support from family, religion, and clinical staff was fundamental for women coping with their condition and adhering to treatment and medication. Conclusions: These findings exemplify how interventions might promote early detection of breast cancer and better adherence to treatment. Addressing community perceptions of breast cancer, patient needs and desires for treatment, structural barriers to intensive therapies, and the burden of invasive treatments are imperative next steps for delivering better breast cancer care in Soweto and other resource-constrained settings.

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