Heart sparing radiotherapy in breast cancer: the importance of baseline cardiac risks

Patients with left-sided breast cancer have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after radiotherapy (RT). While the awareness of cardiac toxicity has increased enormously over the last decade, the...

Source: Radiation Oncology - May 24, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Aur élie Gaasch, Stephan Schönecker, Cristoforo Simonetto, Markus Eidemüller, Montserrat Pazos, Daniel Reitz, Maya Rottler, Philipp Freislederer, Michael Braun, Rachel Würstlein, Nadia Harbeck, Maximilian Niyazi, Claus Belka and Stefanie Corradini Tags: Research Source Type: research