Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women's Immune System

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A new study shows that neither of two commonly used radiation treatments for early-stage, node-negative breast cancer has any effect on a woman's immune system, even though women who receive five-day partial-breast radiation therapy (MammoSite® brachytherapy) (PBRT) have improved energy and quality of life compared to women who undergo six weeks of whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT).

"One of the first questions a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer asks is what impact will radiation have on my body?'" said lead author Dr. Kevin Albuquerque, radiation oncologist at the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Illinois, U.S.A. "This study helps allay some fears."

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