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3rd August 2017
02:23pm BST

Chief investigator for the trial, Dr. Charlotte Coles, said:
"We started this trial because there was evidence that if someone’s cancer returns, it tends to do so close to the site of the original tumour, suggesting that some women receive unnecessary radiation to the whole breast. “Now we have evidence to support the use of less, but equally effective, radiotherapy for selected patients.”The side-effects of breast cancer treatment can include hair loss, aches, and fatigue. The study was conducted at 30 radiotherapy centres across the UK. It included data from over 2,000 women over the age of 50 who had early stage breast cancer that was at low risk of returning. Professor Arnie Purushotham of Cancer Research UK has said that the findings could "spare many women significant physical discomfort and emotional distress.”
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