Estimated Absolute Risks from Typical UK Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer During 2015 –2023

Purpose: Breast cancer radiotherapy can increase the risks of heart disease, lung cancer and oesophageal cancer due to incidental irradiation of the heart, lungs and oesophagus, respectively [1]. The absolute risks depend on radiation doses received by these organs and on patients ’ pre-existing risk factors [1–3].

Source: Clinical Oncology - March 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: F. Holt, A. Ivanova, N. Roberts, Z. Wang, D. Dodwell, C. Taylor Source Type: research