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Radiation extent post mastectomy - any guidelines?

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Topic: Radiation extent post mastectomy - any guidelines?

Posted By: strongtogether
Subject: Radiation extent post mastectomy - any guidelines?
Date Posted: Nov 12 2019 at 11:54pm

Hi folks.

What are the usual guidelines for radiation therapy for tnbc?

T2N1M0

One 8 mm positive node, subsequent axillary clearance showed no further nodes.

Chemotherapy was administered post mastectomy.

The RO is prescribing chest wall radiation, and not axillary or supraclavicular (is that the right word?)

Is there a way to look up some guidelines I can compare this to?

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Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Nov 13 2019 at 8:07am

Here are the NCCN Guidelines:

https://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/breast-invasive/48/" rel="nofollow - https://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/breast-invasive/48/

Here is another thread that talks about the benefits of radiation, including studies:

https://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/radiation-and-possible-benefits-of-rni_topic10437.html" rel="nofollow - https://forum.tnbcfoundation.org/radiation-and-possible-benefits-of-rni_topic10437.html

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Posted By: strongtogether
Date Posted: Nov 13 2019 at 8:18pm

Thanks so much for posting that