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I N A S L I T T L E A S O N E D AY
SURGERY AND RADIATION
FOR BREAST CANCER
The Upstate Cancer Center is the rst in the region to oer intraoperative radiation therapy
(IORT) is an alternative to postoperative whole breast radiation for early stage breast cancer.
IORT can reduce or completely eliminate the need for weeks of follow-up radiation
treatments. This means patients can get back to their normal lives, sooner.
With IORT, the breast surgeon removes the tumor during the operation, then the
radiation oncologist delivers a concentrated dose of radiation to the site.
The localized, single treatment means healthy tissue is less impacted by radiation,
thus reducing side eects.
If you have a patient who may be a candidate for intraoperative radiation therapy,
call the Upstate Cancer Center.
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Breast surgeons Mary Ellen Greco, MD, Lisa Lai, MD, and Kristine Keeney, MD, and radiation oncologist Anna Shapiro, MD,
in the operating room with the new IORT (intraoperative radiation therapy) unit.
