Carbon ion radiation therapy in breast cancer: a new frontier.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with many efforts aimed at reducing acute and late toxicity given the generally favorable clinical outcomes with the current standard of care. Carbon ion radiation therapy is an emerging technique that may reduce dose to adjacent organs at risk while allowing dose escalation to the target. Given the efficacy of the standard treatments for breast cancer, there have been few prospective studies to date investigating carbon ion radiation therapy in breast cancer.

Methods

PubMed/Medline, Ebsco, Cochrane, and Scopus were systematically reviewed using the search terms "carbon ion" and "breast" in November 2019. Out of the 76 articles screened, 26 articles were included.

Results

This comprehensive review d

SUBMITTER: Malouff TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7734650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature