Cancer therapies save lives. But those same treatments can also cause serious problems years later. Such is the case with radiation therapy for breast cancer. A new study has found that women who have received radiation to treat breast cancer had increased risks of developing heart disease. The risk was linked to unintended (incidental) radiation exposure to the heart. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Darby SC, et al. Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in Women after Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med 2013; 368:987-998.
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