ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Moran MS, Bai HX, Harris EE, Arthur DW, Bailey L, Bellon JR, Carey L, Goyal S, Halyard MY, Horst KC, MacDonald SM, Haffty BG. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. The Breast Journal 2011, 18: 8-15. PMID: 22107336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01197.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole breast radiationDuctal carcinomaAppropriateness CriteriaMultiple phase III studiesAppropriateness of imagingPhase III studyACR Appropriateness CriteriaExpert panelRadiology Appropriateness CriteriaEvidence-based guidelinesMultidisciplinary expert panelOmission of radiationPartial breast radiationSpecific clinical conditionsCurrent medical literatureNon-invasive tumorsInvasive relapseBreast radiationLimited diseaseIII studyPeer-reviewed journalsLocal recurrenceAppropriate patientsTumor bedClinical guidelinesACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma
Bellon JR, Harris EE, Arthur DW, Bailey L, Carey L, Goyal S, Halyard MY, Horst KC, Moran MS, MacDonald SM, Haffty BG. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma. The Breast Journal 2011, 17: 448-455. PMID: 21790842, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapySide effectsEarly-stage breast cancerLong-term side effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyAcute side effectsACR Appropriateness CriteriaWhole breast irradiationRisk of recurrenceAtherosclerotic heart diseasePartial breast irradiationMajority of womenConservative surgerySurvival benefitAppropriate patientsBreast conservationRandomized studyAppropriateness CriteriaHeart diseaseBreast carcinomaBreast cancerTherapyShort treatmentEffective alternativeTreatment