| Literature DB >> 26391961 |
Chaya S Moskowitz1, Jyoti Malhotra2, Joanne F Chou3, Suzanne L Wolden3, Rita E Weathers4, Marilyn Stovall4, Gregory T Armstrong5, Wendy M Leisenring6, Joseph P Neglia7, Leslie L Robison5, Kevin C Oeffinger3.
Abstract
It has been suggested that pediatric patients treated with spinal irradiation may have an elevated risk of breast cancer. Among a cohort of 363 long-term survivors of a pediatric central nervous system tumor or leukemia treated with spinal irradiation, there was little evidence of an increased breast cancer risk.Entities:
Keywords: Craniospinal irradiation; Late effects; Secondary breast cancer
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26391961 PMCID: PMC4679449 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.09.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiother Oncol ISSN: 0167-8140 Impact factor: 6.901