Focusing radiation only to the area around the tumour after lumpectomy for early breast cancer improves survival compared with giving radiation to the whole breast

Reduced mortality with partial breast irradiation for early breast cancer – a meta- analysis of randomised trials: an undeniable benefit to patients

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http://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(16)30200-0/fulltext 

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Targeted intraoperative #radiotherapy during #lumpectomy is effective, safe & less expensive: https://t.co/ovvY65IXvQ #breastcancer

Abstract
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/volume-20/issue-73#abstract

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An international randomised controlled trial to compare TARGeted Intraoperative radioTherapy (TARGIT) with conventional postoperative radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for women with early-stage breast cancer (the TARGIT-A trial). Vaidya JS, Wenz F, Bulsara M, Tobias JS, Joseph DJ, Saunders C, Brew-Graves C, Potyka I, Morris S, Vaidya HJ, Williams NR, Baum M. Health Technology Assessment 2016;20(73)