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| Penny R AndersonSummaryAffiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center Country: USA Publications
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Soft tissue sarcomas treated with postoperative external beam radiotherapy with and without low-dose-rate brachytherapyStephen F Andrews
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59:475-80. 2004..On multivariate analysis, no predictors were found for better local control; however, the numbers of Stage III and high-grade patients were small, which may have masked a possible benefit of BT plus EBRT in this population...- Low complication rates are achievable after postmastectomy breast reconstruction and radiation therapyPenny R Anderson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59:1080-7. 2004..To report our institution's experience of complications and cosmetic results among patients who underwent modified radical mastectomy followed by reconstruction and radiation therapy (RT)... - Parity confers better prognosis in older women with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapyPenny R Anderson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Clin Breast Cancer 5:225-31. 2004..Parity can be considered a prognostic factor in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer, and therefore may be used as a tool for identifying patients who may benefit from a more aggressive treatment approach... 
Five-year local control in a phase II study of hypofractionated intensity modulated radiation therapy with an incorporated boost for early stage breast cancerGary M Freedman
Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:888-93. 2012..We report the 5-year results of a phase II study of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), hypofractionation, and incorporated boost that shortened treatment time to 4 weeks...- Impact of the radiation boost on outcomes after breast-conserving surgery and radiationColin Murphy
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:69-76. 2011..We examined the impact of radiation tumor bed boost parameters in early-stage breast cancer on local control and cosmetic outcomes... 
Five-year Results of Whole Breast Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer: The Fox Chase Cancer Center ExperienceLanea M M Keller
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA Electronic address
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:881-7. 2012..To report the 5-year outcomes using whole-breast intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of early-stage-breast cancer at the Fox Chase Cancer Center...- Young age is not associated with increased local recurrence for DCIS treated by breast-conserving surgery and radiationAruna Turaka
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
J Surg Oncol 100:25-31. 2009..We report local recurrence (LR) after breast-conserving surgery and radiation (BCS + RT) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to determine outcomes for patients aged <or=40 years compared with older women... - Lymphatic space invasion is not an independent predictor of outcomes in early stage breast cancer treated by breast-conserving surgery and radiationGary M Freedman
Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Breast J 18:415-9. 2012.... - History of smoking is associated with younger age at diagnosis of breast cancerMathew C Abramowitz
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Breast J 16:344-9. 2010..Further efforts to clarify potential reasons for any racial differences and lower utilization of breast conservation with smoking are warranted... - Postmastectomy chest wall radiation to a temporary tissue expander or permanent breast implant--is there a difference in complication rates?Penny R Anderson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:81-5. 2009.... - Does axillary boost increase lymphedema compared with supraclavicular radiation alone after breast conservation?Shelly B Hayes
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 72:1449-55. 2008..To determine independent predictors of lymphedema (LE) after breast radiotherapy and to quantify added risks of LE from regional node irradiation (RNI)... - Locoregional recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery and radiationGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Cancer 115:946-51. 2009..The results of radiation on the local control of triple receptor-negative breast cancer (negative estrogen [ER], progesterone [PR], and HER-2/neu receptors) was studied... - Breast intensity-modulated radiation therapy reduces time spent with acute dermatitis for women of all breast sizes during radiationGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:689-94. 2009..To study the time spent with radiation-induced dermatitis during a course of radiation therapy for breast cancer in women treated with conventional or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)... - Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) decreases acute skin toxicity for women receiving radiation for breast cancerGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 29:66-70. 2006..Our hypothesis is that measures to decrease dose inhomogeneity within the breast and skin with IMRT will improve acute skin toxicity... - Four-week course of radiation for breast cancer using hypofractionated intensity modulated radiation therapy with an incorporated boostGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68:347-53. 2007..This is an inconvenience to many women, and for some a barrier for breast conservation. We present the acute toxicity of a 4-week course of hypofractionated radiation... - Importance of physical examination in the absence of a mammographic abnormality for the detection of early-stage breast cancerHasmik Diratzouian
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Clin Breast Cancer 6:330-3. 2005..Physical examination remains an important method of detection of breast cancer, particularly for younger women for whom mammography is less sensitive and not performed as frequently... - Health states of women after conservative surgery and radiation for breast cancerGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 121:519-26. 2010..These health states are comparable to the adult female U.S. population. These data will provide valuable patient utility information for informing decision analyses investigating new treatments in women with breast cancer... - Routine mammography is associated with earlier stage disease and greater eligibility for breast conservation in breast carcinoma patients age 40 years and olderGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, the Breast Evaluation Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cancer 98:918-25. 2003..Women who underwent mammographic screening were found to have smaller tumors, which resulted in a majority of these patients being able to consider breast conservation as an alternative to mastectomy... - Re-excision of margins before breast radiation-diagnostic or therapeutic?Derek B Chism
Department of Radiation Oncology, North Shore Medical Center, Peabody, MA, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65:1416-21. 2006..To identify factors in breast cancer patients that predict the pathologic results of re-excision for close or positive margins and to determine the effect on local control... - Pattern of local recurrence after conservative surgery and whole-breast irradiationGary M Freedman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61:1328-36. 2005..We analyzed the long-term risk of recurrence by area of the breast after whole-breast irradiation... - The role of radiation therapy in locally advanced endometrial cancerPenny R Anderson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Semin Radiat Oncol 16:152-7. 2006..In addition, this article reviews the current data and treatment approaches using radiation therapy in the management of these high-risk patients...