[Cardiac complications of breast radiation therapy].

This article aims to make an inventory of the IMC irradiations, as well as a review of the mechanisms of radiation-induced cardiac toxicity and ways to diagnose it early. Cooperation between medical oncologists, radiotherapy oncologists and cardiologists is needed to better support patients.
PMID: 30905377 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Bulletin du Cancer - March 20, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kammerer E, Le Guévelou J, Jacob S, Geffrelot J, Danhier S, Saloux E, Sichel F, Laurent C, Levy C, Thariat J Tags: Bull Cancer Source Type: research