Cardiac Toxicity after Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Myths and Facts | Zendy

Mirko Nitsche | Zendy; René Pahl | Zendy; Karen E. Huber | Zendy; Kirsten Eilf | Zendy; Juergen Dunst | Zendy

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Cardiac Toxicity after Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Myths and Facts

Author(s) -

Mirko Nitsche,

René Pahl,

Karen E. Huber,

Kirsten Eilf,

Juergen Dunst

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

breast care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1661-3805

pISSN - 1661-3791

DOI - 10.1159/000376560

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , multidisciplinary approach , cardiac toxicity , breast cancer , mythology , cancer , intensive care medicine , radiation oncology , oncology , medical physics , toxicity , social science , philosophy , theology , sociology

Radiotherapy is an important component in the multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer. In recent years, the cardiac risks of radiation have been discussed several times. This problem has long been known and resolved from the radiotherapeutic point of view. The current data is briefly described here.

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