How would you approach a morbidly obese patient with early stage favorable breast cancer who is premenopausal?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology

Would you consider APBI despite younger age?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Yes, if favorable phenotype, would do APBI.

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Radiation Oncologist at Rush University Medical Center
The IMPORT LOW study is so intriguing. Partial tan...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

You have plenty of options with early stage favorable disease - IMRT PBI, 3D PBI, IMPORT LOW mini tangents. Breast brachy even if the seroma isn’t prohibitively deep.If they can tolerate prone, do prone.If they can tolerate, can also treat in lateral decubitus position.

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