[News] Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Study Finds

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Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Study Finds

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2008) — For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

 

Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Study Finds