Partial breast irradiation by brachytherapy, 1927

Abstract Purpose Examination of Geoffrey Keynes’s contributions to brachytherapy and the management of breast cancer. Methods and Materials Review of publications and texts of the era. Results In an era when radical mastectomy was accepted as standard treatment for breast cancer, Keynes demonstrated...

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Published in:	Brachytherapy Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 427 - 431
Main Author:	Aronowitz, Jesse N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-09-2011
Subjects:	Brachytherapy Brachytherapy - history Brachytherapy - methods Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - history Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Breast Neoplasms - surgery Female Geoffrey Keynes Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine History of medicine, 20th century History, 20th Century Humans Mastectomy - history Mastectomy - methods Radiology Radium Breast cancer Brachytherapy History of medicine, 20th century Geoffrey Keynes Radium
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Summary:	Abstract Purpose Examination of Geoffrey Keynes’s contributions to brachytherapy and the management of breast cancer. Methods and Materials Review of publications and texts of the era. Results In an era when radical mastectomy was accepted as standard treatment for breast cancer, Keynes demonstrated that brachytherapy (with or without local excision) was equally effective, while sparing body form and function. Conclusions Keynes established that conservative surgery, combined with radiotherapy, was the preferable option for managing breast cancer.
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ISSN:	1538-4721 1873-1449
DOI:	10.1016/j.brachy.2011.01.001