BALTIMORE —

Breast cancer treatment can be grueling and can make for long days.

A new study shows higher doses of radiation given over fewer sessions was as effective as being given lower doses over more sessions.

Dr. Maria Jacobs, who leads radiation oncology at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center, said the findings are especially important because women are moms, sisters, caregivers, and have busy schedules, all while battling breast cancer.

Jacobs told 11 News that patients had no other choice but to go in for radiation five days a week for about five to six weeks. But now, she said patients can get radiation to the whole breast in three weeks.

However, that has also changed, as radiation treatment can be narrowed down to a part of the breast, instead of the whole breast.

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