International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Nov 2001
Relationship of sentinel and axillary level I-II lymph nodes to tangential fields used in breast irradiation.
To evaluate the volume of nodal irradiation associated with breast-conserving therapy, we defined the anatomic relationship of sentinel lymph nodes and axillary level I and II lymph nodes in patients receiving tangential breast irradiation. ⋯ By extending the cranial border to 2 cm below the humeral head and 2 cm deep to the chest wall-lung interface, the radiotherapy fields used to treat the breast can include the sentinel lymph node region and most of axillary levels I and II.
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Nov 2001
Fatigue, serum cytokine levels, and blood cell counts during radiotherapy of patients with breast cancer.
To assess the level of fatigue during the course of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) of breast cancer patients and its relation to anxiety, depression, serum cytokines, and blood count levels. ⋯ We observed an increase in fatigue during adjuvant RT of patients with breast cancer. Fatigue returned to pretreatment levels 2 months after treatment. No evidence was found that anxiety, depression, serum levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, or declining hemoglobin levels were responsible for the treatment-induced fatigue.