Coronary Calcium Scanning in Patients after Adjuvant Radiation for Early Breast Cancer and Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Coronary Calcium Scanning in Patients after Adjuvant Radiation for Early Breast Cancer and Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Background and ObjectiveRadiation therapy (RT) is part of standard adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Earlier studies demonstrated increased cardiac morbidity and mortality from this. Coronary Calcium scanning utilizing Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) can detect early atherosclerosis in...

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Main Authors: Monique eChang, Jason eSuh, Vatsala eKirtani, Andrei eDobrescu, Jonathan eHaas, Steven eZeldis, Steven eShayani, Alexander A Hindenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Coronary Disease
breast cancer
DCIS
calcium scanning
adjuvant radiation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00253/full

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