BCRB 2018

2nd cancers after RT of breast Ca

Duration of follow-up (years)

Lung cancer mortality ratio

Number of second cancers

Ipsilateral

Contralateral

<10

161

134

1.2

10–15

65

44

1.5

>15

57

21

2.7

Ipsilateral and contralateral second lung cancers in patients treated with post-operative radiotherapy of breast cancer, 1973-2001

Darby SC et al. Lancet Oncol 2005;6:557-65

Michael Joiner

Basic Clinical Radiobiology 2018

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