Prognosis comparison between intraoperative radiotherapy and whole-breast external beam radiotherapy for T1–2 stage breast cancer without lymph node metastasis treated with breast-conserving surgery: A case–control study after propensity score matching

BackgroundExternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT), an adjuvant to breast-conserving surgery (BCS), requires a long treatment period, is costly, and is associated with numerous complications. Large sample studies with long follow-up periods are lacking regarding whether intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT),...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Qitong Chen, Limeng Qu, Yeqing He, Jiachi Xu, Yueqiong Deng, Qin Zhou, Wenjun Yi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Subjects:	breast cancer intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) propensity score matching (PSM) the Surveillance Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) T1-2 stage
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.919406/full