Whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases from breast cancer: estimation of survival using two stratification systems

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brain metastases (BM) are the most common form of intracranial cancer. The incidence of BM seems to have increased over the past decade. Recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) of data from three Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)...

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Main Authors: Guimarães Flavio S, Novaes Paulo E, Pellizzon Antonio, Salvajoli João V, Castilho Marcus S, Viani Gustavo A, Conte Maria A, Fogaroli Ricardo C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/7/53