## Abstract There is now widespread evidence that female survivors of Hodgkin's disease who have been treated with supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy are at an increased risk of breast cancer. Mantle irradiation, which includes irradiation of the mediastinum, conveys a particularly high risk. Previous
Risk of breast cancer in female flight attendants: a population-based study (Iceland)
✍ Scribed by Vilhjálmur Rafnsson; Hrafn Tulinius; JónGunnlaugur Jónasson; Jón Hrafnkelsson
- Book ID
- 110271646
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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