Background Quantitative bias analysis (QBA) measures study errors in terms of direction,
magnitude and uncertainty. This systematic review aimed to describe how QBA has been …

In older patients, radiation treatment plays a vital role in curative and palliative cancer
therapy. Radiation treatment recommendations should be informed by a comprehensive …

Clinical pathways outline standardized processes in the delivery of care for a specific
disease. Patient journeys through the healthcare system, however, can deviate substantially …

Background. The Optical Surface Management System (OSMS) is a simple, fast,
reproducible, and accurate solution for patient set‐up and can minimize random day‐to‐day …

Background: To report 6-year outcomes from a phase I/II trial using balloon-based
brachytherapy to deliver APBI in 2 days. Methods: A total of 45 patients with early-stage …

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female malignancy in the world and almost one third
of cases occur after 70 years of age. Optimal management of BC in the elderly is a real …

Purpose We systematically reviewed pharmacoepidemiologic and comparative
effectiveness studies that use probabilistic bias analysis to quantify the effects of systematic …

Purpose Brachytherapy after lumpectomy is an increasingly popular breast cancer
treatment, but data concerning its effectiveness are conflicting. Recently proposed …

Breast cancer is a disease of aging. The average age at diagnosis is 61, and the majority of
deaths occur after age 65. Caring for older women with breast cancer is a major challenge …

Purpose To evaluate whether local recurrence (LR) risk has changed over time among
women with stage I breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy. Methods and …