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Coronary Event Analysis in Breast Cancer Patients Who Received Breast-Conserving Surgery and Post-Operative Radiotherapy: a Korean Nationwide Cohort Study.

Soo-Yoon SungJong Hoon LeeKi-Hwa YangYunye SeoMi Yeon Kang
Published in: Journal of breast cancer (2020)
The incidence of major coronary events after breast RT may be higher in breast-cancer patients with risk factors such as underlying HBP or CVA, or who were in receipt of adjuvant Herceptin therapy. Heart-sparing RT techniques or intensity-modulated RT should be considered for breast-cancer patients with risk factors for heart toxicity.
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