Post-surgical irradiation causes cellular immune suppression in patients with breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-312

  Koukourakis, G V ^a   Zabatis, H ^b   Zacharias, G A ^c   Koukourakis, M J ^d  

^a University Hospital of Athens 'Attikon'   (Greece)

^b Saint Savvas Anticancer Institute of Athens   (Greece)

^c Polyclinic of Athens

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; CD4; CD8; Chemotherapy; Immunosuppression; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; T LYMPHOCYTE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 65349187076     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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