???The goal of this study is to gain additional information that confirms the benefits of the balloon catheter technique for DCIS patients as a treatment modality that helps stop the progression of breast cancer at an early stage, while enabling patients to complete their treatment more quickly,??? said Douglas Arthur, M.D., a radiation oncologist at the Massey Cancer Center and the lead investigator for the study at VCU. Arthur has been studying partial breast irradiation techniques for more than 10 years.

In addition to the VCU Medical Center, the following centers also are participating in the multi-center study: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Swedish Medical Center, Seattle; USC Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich.; Arizona Oncology, Phoenix; and Mt. Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Ctr., Miami Beach, Fla.

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