Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Winthrop University Hospital And North Shore University Hospital Study

ASTRO -- Fairfax, Va., November 19, 2008 – For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy whoundergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction providesfewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction,according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of RadiationOncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology andOncology.