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Quick Read: Do Older Women Need Radiation for Breast Cancer?

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It's another case where doing less, medically, will net the same result. Yes, it's standard procedure to treat early stage breast cancer with lumpectomy plus radiation. But new research shows that women over 70 who have radiation therapy do not live any longer than women who have lumpectomy without radiation.

NEW YORK | Thu Mar 8, 2012 5:36pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some elderly women with early-stage breast cancer may be getting extra treatment that does them little good but comes with costs and possible side effects, according to a new study.

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