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Comment: Radiotherapy after mastectomy for breast cancer that has spread to just a few lymph nodes

EBCC 9

19 - 21 Mar 2014

Published: 1 Apr 2014

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Dr Hilary Dobson - West of Scotland Cancer Network, Glasgow, UK

Dr Hilary Dobson gives a comment to ecancertv at EBCC 9 on research finding that radiotherapy after mastectomy was worthwhile even if the disease had only spread from 1-3 lymph nodes.

More info on the research can be found here and an interview with the authors here.

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