Additional radiation to surrounding lymph nodes provides added benefit to breast canc

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A study has found no increase in overall survival but a reduction in breast cancer recurrence when additional radiation is given to the lymph nodes as well as the standard treatment of whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery.

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