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ASTRO Press Release on Improving Breast Cancer Survival
Kevin Anderson - Friday, June 04, 2010
ASTRO released a press release yesterday, noting a study in the June 1st issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, that breast cancer patients can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30% and increase their five-year overall survival by almost 50% with use of Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). Click here to view the full press release.
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