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Breast-conserving therapy with surgery and radiotherapy in early breast carcinoma is a well accepted method. Survival rates and locoregional controls after mastectomy or breast-conserving therapy are similar and has been proved in many randomized trials [1–5]. Moreover, these results are confirmed in the meta-analysis of the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group [1].

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    Seden Kucucuk, Gonul Kemikler & Aydin Cakir

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Kucucuk, S., Kemikler, G., Cakir, A. (2013). Boost Techniques. In: Haydaroglu, A., Ozyigit, G. (eds) Principles and Practice of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Breast Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5116-7_19

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