International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1345-1352 , 1 August 2006

The impact of young age on locoregional recurrence after doxorubicin-based breast conservation therapy in patients 40 years old or younger: How young is “young”?

Presented at the Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), Salt Lake City, UT, October 19–23, 2004.

  • Julia L. Oh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Julia L. Oh, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1202, Houston, TX 77030. Tel: (713) 563-2300; Fax: (713) 563-6940
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  • Mark Bonnen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Elesyia D. Outlaw, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Naomi R. Schechter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California–San Francisco Mt. Zion Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
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  • George H. Perkins, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Eric A. Strom, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Gildy Babiera, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Mary Jane Oswald, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Pamela K. Allen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Howard D. Thames, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Thomas A. Buchholz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Received 22 August 2005 ,Revised 21 March 2006 ,Accepted 21 March 2006.

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PII: S0360-3016(06)00529-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.028

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1345-1352 , 1 August 2006

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