Early Breast Cancer: Understanding the Role of Radiation Therapy

Early stage breast cancer is the disease which is confined to the breast with or without the involvement of regional lymph nodes and the absence of distant metastatic disease.Radiation therapy kills cancer cells. It’s generally used after surgery to decrease the risk of cancer recurrence.It also...

• Radiation therapy plays a crucial role in breast cancer management, particularly in early-stage disease. It's often used as adjuvant therapy following surgery, either after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. Different techniques, such as whole-breast irradiation, partial-breast irradiation, or post-mastectomy radiation, are employed depending on the specific circumstances.