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Lani · 10-31-2006, 08:33 PM

"As far as I know, there are few good randomized trials evaluating the different timing of radiation. This is one of the problems about deciding on what the best approach is here," said Dr. Tim Whelan, a radiation oncologist who specializes in breast cancer treatment at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.

Hickey and colleagues found only three high-quality studies, comprising 1,097 patients, that compared different sequences of radiation and chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery.

The finding may reassure those who begin chemotherapy while waiting for radiation treatment, which is limited in many parts of the world, the Cochrane researchers said.

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Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	continued... "As far as I know, there are few good randomized trials evaluating the different timing of radiation. This is one of the problems about deciding on what the best approach is here," said Dr. Tim Whelan, a radiation oncologist who specializes in breast cancer treatment at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Hickey and colleagues found only three high-quality studies, comprising 1,097 patients, that compared different sequences of radiation and chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery. The finding may reassure those who begin chemotherapy while waiting for radiation treatment, which is limited in many parts of the world, the Cochrane researchers said.