Radiation Oncologists React to JAMA Report on Excessive Radiation Treatments

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The Journal of the American Medical Association is reporting that research suggests many breast cancer patients who have a lumpectomy undergo more radiation treatments than they need.
Radiation Oncologists at The University of Kansas Cancer Center reacted to the report this afternoon.
Melissa Mitchell, MD, radiation oncologist agrees. Listen to her comments explaining when and how treatment changed at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.