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SUBMITTER: Banfill K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870458 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Banfill Kathryn K Giuliani Meredith M Aznar Marianne M Franks Kevin K McWilliam Alan A Schmitt Matthias M Sun Fei F Vozenin Marie Catherine MC Faivre Finn Corinne C
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 20201203 2
The impact of radiotherapy on the heart has become an area of interest in recent years. Many different cardiac dose-volume constraints have been associated with cardiac toxicity and survival; however, no consistent constraint has been found. Many patients undergoing treatment for lung cancer have risk factors for cardiovascular disease or known cardiac comorbidities; however, there is little evidence on the effects of radiotherapy on the heart in these patients. We aim to provide a summary of th ...[more]