In 1995 the American Society of Clini-cal Oncology adopted a statement on the choice of
outcomes in assessing cancer treatments. 1 That statement made a clear distinction …

In 1995 the American Society of Clini-cal Oncology adopted a statement on the choice of
outcomes in assessing cancer treatments. 1 That statement made a clear distinction …

To the Editor: We read with great interest the reports on patterns of care with use of short-
course radiation therapy (RT) for palliation of bone metastases in British Columbia (1) and …

We thank Marks, Kaidar-Person, and Poortmans 1 for their comments in a letter to the editor
in response to our recent article in Journal of Clinical Oncology titled “Postmastectomy …

The degree to which patient care is concordant with guidelines is widely used to assess the
quality of health care. Compliance with guidelines is very high for certain cancers and …

Delivering and receiving a diagnosis of cancer is still one of the most dif-ficult circumstances
that arise in physician–patient relationships. Many patients feel powerless and immobilized …

Objective: To provide information and recommendations to assist women with breast cancer
and their physicians in making decisions regarding the use of locoregional post-mastectomy …

OBJECTIVE: To determine indications for the use of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT)
for patients with invasive breast cancer with involved axil-lary lymph nodes or locally …

Leonard R. Prosnitz, Lawrence B. Marks difficult to detect. Ten-year analysis may understate
the adverse effects of radiation therapy and thus falsely elevate the survival benefit …

We agree with Gebski et al.(1) that adequate dosage and target area for adjuvant
postmastectomy radiation therapy are important for optimal locoregional control. We would …