Original Article

Effectiveness of radiation for prevention of mastectomy in older breast cancer patients treated with conservative surgery†

  1. Jeffrey M. Albert MD1,
  2. I-Wen Pan PhD2,
  3. Ya-Chen Tina Shih PhD3,
  4. Jing Jiang MS4,
  5. Thomas A. Buchholz MD1,
  6. Sharon H. Giordano MD, MPH5,
  7. Benjamin D. Smith MD1,‡,*

Article first published online: 13 AUG 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27457

Issue

Cancer

Cancer

Volume 118, Issue 19, pages 4642–4651, 1 October 2012

Additional Information

How to Cite

Albert, J. M., Pan, I.-W., Shih, Y.-C. T., Jiang, J., Buchholz, T. A., Giordano, S. H. and Smith, B. D. (2012), Effectiveness of radiation for prevention of mastectomy in older breast cancer patients treated with conservative surgery. Cancer, 118: 4642–4651. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27457

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  2. 2

    Center for Health and the Social Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  3. 3

    Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  4. 4

    Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  5. 5

    Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  1. ‡

    Fax: (713) 563-6940

*The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1202, Houston, TX 77030

  1. †

    This study used the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. The interpretation and reporting of these data are the sole responsibility of the authors. The authors acknowledge the efforts of the Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute; the Office of Research, Development, and Information, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Information Management Services, Inc.; and the SEER Program tumor registries in the creation of the SEER-Medicare database.

  2. ‡

    Fax: (713) 563-6940

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 AUG 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 JAN 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 10 JAN 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 NOV 2011

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