Late Cardiac Mortality and Morbidity in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients After Breast-Conservation Treatment

2006397 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

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Eleanor Harris · University of Pennsylvania

Candace R. Correa · University of Pennsylvania

Wei‐Ting Hwang · University of Pennsylvania

Jessica Liao · University of Pennsylvania

Harold Litt · University of Pennsylvania

Victor A. Ferrari · University of Pennsylvania

Lawrence J. Solin ·

Abstract

Irradiation to the left breast is not associated with a higher risk of cardiac death up to 20 years after treatment, but is associated with an increased rate of diagnoses of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction compared with right breast treatment.

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Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

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Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 24, Issue 25, pp. 4100-4106

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.05.1037

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Late Cardiac Mortality and Morbidity in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients After Breast-Conservation Treatment

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