Medical prevention and treatment of radiation-induced carotid injury

Radiotherapy has significantly improved the survival of cancer patients but is also associated with several adversities, including radiation-induced carotid injury (RICI). The RICI mechanisms are complex, including vessel inflammatory injury, carotid atherosclerosis, intimal proliferation, media nec...

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Main Authors: Zhuangzhuang Zheng, Qin Zhao, Jinlong Wei, Bin Wang, Huanhuan Wang, Lingbin Meng, Ying Xin, Xin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333222030857X