Polymeric composite devices for localized treatment of early-stage breast cancer.

For early-stage breast cancers mastectomy is an aggressive form of treatment. Therefore, there is a need for new treatment strategies that can enhance the use of lumpectomy by eliminating residual cancer cells with limited side effects to reduce local recurrence. Although, various radiotherapy-based...

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Main Authors: Kwabena Kan-Dapaah, Nima Rahbar, Wole Soboyejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5330467?pdf=render