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Thyroid function following radiation therapy in breast cancer patients: risk of radiation-induced hypothyroidism

BACKGROUND: Radiation exposure to the thyroid gland seems unavoidable in breast cancer (BC) patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) to the supraclavicular (SC) region. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of SC region RT on thyroid function and the prevalence of radiation-induced hypoth...

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Autores principales: Farshchian, Negin, Amirifard, Nasrin, Azar, Mohammad Hosein Saiedian, Heydarheydari, Sahel, Farshchian, Nazanin, Haghparast, Abbas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Via Medica 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36196409
http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/RPOR.a2022.0074