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Adjuvant Hypo Fractionated Whole Breast Radiation therapy A Review of Literature from Bench to Clinic

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  • Tareq Salah

    (Clinical oncology and nuclear medicine Department, Faculty of medicine, Assiut university, Egypt)

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Adjuvant Radiotherapy (RT) is an essential part of Breast cancer treatment with proved survival advantage . Although its radiobiological and clinical advantage becoming a standard of care practice in most centers, Hypofractionation (HF) still of a concern in certain clinical situations. Treatment Protocols are still variable across the ocean and worldwide. With the recent publications of the extreme hypofractionation we have a wide range of evidence-based protocols. This is a review of radiobiological bases and current evidence for hypofractionation in breast cancer radiation therapy starting from the basic science base up to the most recent studies.

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  • Tareq Salah, 2020. "Adjuvant Hypo Fractionated Whole Breast Radiation therapy A Review of Literature from Bench to Clinic," Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 16(2), pages 34-41, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctoij:v:16:y:2020:i:2:p:34-41
    DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2020.16.555934
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