Background. Radiation, including radiation therapy (RT) for a variety of conditions, is known to be a lung carcinogen. Methods. Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the National Cancer Institute for 1973-1986 were utilized to investigate whether RT for breast cancer
Increased risk of lung cancer after breast cancer radiation therapy in cigarette smokers
β Scribed by Dr. Alfred I. Neugut; Todd Murray; Jason Santos; Howard Amols; Mary K. Hayes; John T. Flannery; Eliezer Robinson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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