Type of breast reconstruction impacts radiation therapy outcomes

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For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics , the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

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