Radiation-related mortality from heart disease and lung cancer more than 20 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer

Background:Radiation-related heart disease and lung cancer can occur following radiotherapy for breast cancer but the duration of any mortality risk is uncertain.Methods:Mortality ratios, by laterality of breast cancer, were estimated using Poisson regression for 558 871 women recorded with breast c...

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Main Authors: Henson, K, McGale, P, Taylor, C, Darby, S
Format: Journal article
Published: 2013