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In which patients receiving regional nodal irradiation do you include the internal mammary nodes?
Does the recent Danish Breast Cancer Group IMN study (JCO 11/23/15), showing a survival benefit to IM irradiation in patients with early stage node positive breast cancer, change your practices?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I think the study adds to the body of literature supporting regional nodal irradiation as contributing to survival, breast cancer mortality and disease free survival in high risk breast cancer. This study suggests that there is an incremental benefit associated with inclusion of the internal mammary...
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