Cardiac toxicity after radiotherapy for breast cancer: Myths and facts

Mirko Nitsche; René Pahl; Karen Huber; Kirsten Eilf; Juergen Dunst

doi:10.1159/000376560

Cardiac toxicity after radiotherapy for breast cancer: Myths and facts

Mirko Nitsche^*, René Pahl, Karen Huber, Kirsten Eilf, Juergen Dunst

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Department of Radiotherapy

University of Kiel

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Abstract

Radiotherapy is an important component in the multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer. In recent years, the cardiac risks of radiation have been discussed several times. This problem has long been known and resolved from the radiotherapeutic point of view. The current data is briefly described here.

Original language	English
Journal	Breast Care
Volume	10
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	131-135
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1661-3791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000376560
Publication status	Published - 28.05.2015

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