Incidence of heart disease in 35,000 women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer in Denmark and Sweden.
PURPOSE: To study incidence of radiation-related heart disease in a large population of breast cancer patients followed for up to 30 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 72,134 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Denmark or Sweden during 1976-2006 and followed prospectively. Radiation-related risk was stu...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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