Second malignant neoplasms following radiotherapy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4744-4759

  Kumar, Sanath ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Neoplasm; Radiation; Radiotherapy; Second malignancy; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOMA; NEUTRON RADIATION; PATHOGENESIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SARCOMA; SECOND CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTIS CANCER; X RAY;

EID: 84871558596     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9124744     Document Type: Review

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