Cancer and Postradiotherapy Cardiotoxicity: How to Face Damage in Women ’s Hearts?

Cancer and Postradiotherapy Cardiotoxicity: How to Face Damage in Women ’s Hearts? Cancer and cardiovascular disease are the two main causes of death worldwide in both men and women.1 One in 8.3 deaths was attributed to coronary heart disease (CHD) in women, whereas one in 31.5 deaths was attributed to breast cancer (BC) in 2017.2 In the past deca des, survival rate in cancer patients has substantially improved due to new treatments and developments in radiation therapy (RT)....
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research