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" Cancer experts have shown that a lower dose of radiotherapy delivered in fewer, larger treatments is as effective as the current method of delivery, which involves a higher overall dose delivered over a longer period of time. The discovery, which is published in the Lancet and Lancet Oncology, means that breast cancer patients could benefit from fewer sessions of radiotherapy and therefore less disruption of their daily routine. Professor John Yarnold, chief investigator at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, said that the findings were based on a ten-year collaboration between cancer specialists and several thousand women. He confirmed that a high dose given in 25 small treatments is &amp;#039;no better than simpler schedules using fewer exposures to a lower total dose&amp;#039;. Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at the charity Cancer Research UK, commented: &amp;#039;Cancer treatment disrupts the lives of patients and their families for many weeks at a time so this is a really positive result. &amp;#039;Fewer doses of radiotherapy that don&amp;#039;t increase side-effects while providing the same benefits means less time at hospital and more time at home. It is important for patients that we continue research like this to fine-tune current treatment.&amp;#039; \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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