Is there an increased risk of local recurrence under the heart block in patients with left-sided breast cancer?

Cancer Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-317

  Raj, Katelyn A ^a   Evans, Elizabeth S ^a   Prosnitz, Robert G ^a   Quaranta, Brian P ^a   Hardenbergh, Patricia H ^b   Hollis, Donna R ^a   Light, Kim L ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vail Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cardiotoxicity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; DOSIMETRY; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33747818282     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200607000-00010     Document Type: Review

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