3D conformal radiotherapy is not associated with the long-term cardiac mortality in breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study in Germany (PASSOS-Heart Study).
Hiltrud MerzenichDetlef BartkowiakHeinz SchmidbergerMarcus SchmidtLukas SchwentnerThomas WiegelAchim WoeckelDaniel WollschlägerMaria BlettnerPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2016)
Contemporary RT seems not to be associated with an increased risk of cardiac mortality or overall mortality for left-sided breast cancer relative to right-sided RT. However, an extended follow-up period and exact dosimetry might be necessary to confirm this observation.