International Medical Journal Publishes Results of Study: Once-weekly radiation treatment for some early stage breast cancer patients leads to increased patient compliance, greater convenience to patients, lowered costs, and patient outcomes on par with other current treatment
The International Journal of Radiation Oncology this week published the results of a clinical study led by Anthony E. Dragun, MD, chairman and chief of the Department of Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The study showed that an experimental regimen of a higher dose, once-weekly breast irradiation following lumpectomy has comparable outcomes to the current standard of daily radiation while realizing greater convenience for patients, better compliance and completion rates of the prescribed treatments, and lower costs. Read more.