RCR welcomes START, showing that fewer fractions of radiotherapy work for breast cancer treatment

LONDON, UK - (HealthTech Wire) - The Royal College of Radiologists welcomes the latest results from the Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy Trial (START), which has found that radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer can now be given in fewer treatments than the international standard of 25 fractions. Local recurrence in the breast has reduced markedly over the last 10 years and now only affects one woman in 25. This is due to improved cancer care and quality assurance. In addition radiotherapy side effects are now less marked.

Professor Andy Adam, President of the Royal College of Radiologists said, “START represents the culmination of twenty years of study conducted by researchers from the UK, and as such is an important milestone in radiotherapy research. It shows that treatment for women with breast cancer can be given in a quicker and more convenient way, and it has the potential to improve the treatment of breast cancer patients across the world.”

source: Health Tech Wire