Risk of primary lung cancer after adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer—a large population-based study

Abstract Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer (BC) has been associated with an increased risk of later radiation-induced lung cancer (LC). We examined the risk of primary LC in a population-based cohort of 52300 women treated for BC during 1992 to 2012, and 253796 age-matched women without B...

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Main Authors: Anna-Karin Wennstig, Charlotta Wadsten, Hans Garmo, Mikael Johansson, Irma Fredriksson, Carl Blomqvist, Lars Holmberg, Greger Nilsson, Malin Sund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:npj Breast Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-021-00280-2