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Can cutaneous telangiectasiae as late normal-tissue injury predict cardiovascular disease in women receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer?

BACKGROUND: Overall, ∼5% of patients show late normal-tissue damage after radiotherapy with a smaller number having a risk of radiation-induced heart disease. Although the data are conflicting, large studies have shown increased risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for irradiated patients compared...

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Autores principales: Tanteles, G A, Whitworth, J, Mills, J, Peat, I, Osman, A, McCann, G P, Chan, S, Barwell, J G, Talbot, C J, Symonds, R P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19603028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605182