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Elsevier, International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, 3(60), p. 706-714

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.04.027

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Results of a survey regarding irradiation of internal mammary chain in patients with breast cancer: Practice is culture driven rather than evidence based

Journal article published in 2004 by Alphonse Taghian, Reshma Jagsi ORCID, Andreas Makris, Saveli Goldberg, Elizabeth Ceilley, Laurent Grignon, Simon Powell
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Abstract

Purpose: To examine the self-reported practice patterns of radiation oncologists in North America and Europe regarding radiotherapy to the internal mammary lymph node chain (IMC) in breast cancer patients. Methods and Materials: A survey questionnaire was sent in 2001 to physician members of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology regarding their management of breast cancer. Respondents were asked whether they would treat the IMC in several clinical scenarios. Results: A total of 435 responses were obtained from European and 702 responses from North American radiation oncologists. Respondents were increasingly likely to report IMC irradiation in scenarios with greater axillary involvement. Responses varied widely among different European regions, the United States, and Canada (p