Increased Risk of Developing Lung Cancer After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Study

A new research finds women who undergo radiotherapy for breast cancer are at an increased risk of subsequently developing a primary lung tumor. Dr Trine Grantzau (MD) told the 33rd conference of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO33) in Vienna: "We found that for each Gray [1] delivered to the lung as part of radiotherapy for a breast tumour, the relative risk of developing a subsequent primary lung cancer increased. This increased risk ...

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