Shorter, less intense radiation treatment for breast cancer has benefits, Mayo Clinic study finds

ROCHESTER — Certain cases of breast cancer can be treated with less intense doses of radiation therapy over fewer days, a recently published Mayo Clinic study found. "The standard at the time, for many of the patients we were treating, was either three to four weeks of whole-breast radiation or 10 days of partial breast... read full story

"The standard at the time, for many of the patients we were treating, was either three to four weeks of whole-breast radiation or 10 days of partial breast radiation treatment,"