Complication Rates After Mastectomy in Breast Cancer: HFRT vs Conventional Fractionation

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• Podcast based on: Falick Michaeli T, Hatoom F, Skripai A, Wajnryt E, Allweis TM, Paluch-Shimon S, Shachar Y, Popovtzer A, Wygoda M, Blumenfeld P. Complication Rates After Mastectomy and Reconstruction in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Compared to Conventional Fractionation: A Single Institutional Analysis. Cancers. 2025; 17(1):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17010106
  Type: Article  |  Publication date: Jan 1, 2025
  
  
• Summary: This single-institution retrospective study compared complication rates after post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) using hypofractionated (HF) versus conventional fractionation (CF) in 59 breast cancer patients who underwent reconstruction.
  
  
• Keywords: breast cancer; PMRT; hypofractionation; breast reconstruction; implant complications

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