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Table 1 Cycle lengths (life expectancy) used based on patient condition

From: Lifetime cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative radiation therapy versus external beam radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer

Patient condition

IORT cycle length (estimated length of life in years)

EBRT cycle length (estimated length of life in years)

Long term complications resulting from procedure after being cancer free for 10 years

16

14

Complication free

23

23

Recurrent local/regional cancer

10

10

Metastatic cancer

6

6

Death from comorbid conditions exhibited by cancer patients

4.2–7.9

4.2–7.9