Breast cancer radiotherapy and cardiac risk: The 15-year paradox!

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 190-192

  Munshi, Anusheel ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

EID: 39349115121     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.38992     Document Type: Review

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