Secondary cancers after carbon-ion radiotherapy and photon beam radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer: A comparative study.

Yuki NittaHiroto MurataNoriyuki OkonogiKazutoshi MurataMasaru WakatsukiKumiko KarasawaShingo KatoShigeru YamadaTakashi NakanoHiroshi Tsuji

Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)

The incidence of secondary cancers after CIRT for cervical cancer was similar to that after photon RT. Validation of our findings after long-term observation is warranted.

Keyphrases

early stage
locally advanced
monte carlo
radiation therapy
living cells
radiation induced
risk factors
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults
childhood cancer
electron microscopy