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Clinical Governance: An International Journal

ISSN: 1477-7274
Previously published as: British Journal of Clinical Governance

Online from: 2003

Subject Area: Health Care Management/Healthcare

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Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death

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Article citation: , (2012) "Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 17 Iss: 2, pp. -

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Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 17, Issue 2

Early Breast Cancer Trialists Collaborative Group (EBCTCG),
Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 10801 women in 17 randomised trials,
Lancet,
2011,
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61629-2

This meta-analysis of individual patient data synthesised data from 17 trials indicated that radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery halved the rate at which the disease recurred over ten years and reduced mortality by about a sixth over 15 years. These findings reflect the evidence presented and are likely to be reliable.