Can internal mammary lymph nodes irradiation bring survival benefits for breast cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12,705 patients in 12 studies

Can internal mammary lymph nodes irradiation bring survival benefits for breast cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12,705 patients in 12 studies

Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of prophylactic irradiation of internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. Methods The computer searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of science, CNKI, Wanfang Medical Network, the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database to find clinical studies on interna...

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Main Authors: Sicong Jia, Zhikun Liu, Jun Zhang, Chenguang Zhao, Longyu Zhu, Jie Kong, Huina Han, Yuguang Shang, Dongxing Shen, Xuejuan Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Breast neoplasm
Internal mammary lymph node
Radiotherapy
Meta-analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01772-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01772-y

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