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Second malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease following radiotherapy.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 7 Mar 2012
Travis Lois B, Ng Andrea K, Allan James M, Pui Ching-Hon, Kennedy Ann R, Xu X George, Purdy James A, Applegate Kimberly, Yahalom Joachim, Constine Louis S, Gilbert Ethel S, Boice John D
Abstract excerpt
Second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the most serious and life-threatening late adverse effects experienced by the growing number of cancer survivors worldwide and are due in part to radiotherapy. The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) convened an expert scientific committee to critically and comprehensively review associations between...
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