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Post-mastectomy radiation therapy after breast reconstruction: Indications, timing and results.

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Around 50% of women undergoing mastectomy choose to pursue breast reconstruction to improve their psychological, social and sexual well-being, and many of them will require subsequent radiotherapy. The optimal integration… Click to show full abstract

Around 50% of women undergoing mastectomy choose to pursue breast reconstruction to improve their psychological, social and sexual well-being, and many of them will require subsequent radiotherapy. The optimal integration of mastectomy and radiotherapy may create a therapeutic challenge. This review addresses selected aspects of this problem.

Keywords: radiation therapy; breast; post mastectomy; breast reconstruction; mastectomy radiation

Journal Title: Breast
Year Published: 2017

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