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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Via the Mammosite Catheter: Preliminary Reports of a Single-Institution Experience
The Breast Journal, 11/03/09

Guenzi M et al. – Accelerated partial breast irradiation using the MammoSite catheter produces favorable short–term outcomes, limited toxic effects on skin, and optimal cosmetic results. Patient tolerance for the treatment is very high. Critical issues may regard the importance of good cavity conformance and adequate balloon–skin distance in avoiding possible dose excesses to the skin. For a selected patient group, this could be a valid alternative to conventional whole breast irradiation.

Contralateral breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 97%

New-Onset Breast Tenderness After Initiation of Estrogen Plus Progestin Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk
Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 97%

Assessing the usefulness of a novel MRI-based breast density estimation algorithm in a cohort of women at high genetic risk of breast cancer: The UK MARIBS study
Breast Cancer Research, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 96%

Breast-feeding the last born child and risk of ovarian cancer
Cancer Causes and Control, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 96%

Novel breast tissue feature strongly associated with risk of breast cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 96%