ESTRO Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer 2017

Some Potential Improvements to Existing Decision Aids • Benefits of radiotherapy as well as systemic therapy • Risks of late side-effects from radiotherapy & chemotherapy

• Estimates up to 20 years after initial diagnosis

• Estimates for patients diagnosed today based on large numbers of patients • Take into account higher mortality in smokers or with pre-existing risk factors for heart disease

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