Modern cancer therapy has successfully cured many cancers and converted a terminal
illness into a chronic disease. Because cancer patients often have coexisting heart …

With the increasing incidence of thoracic tumors, radiation therapy (RT) has become an
important component of comprehensive treatment. RT improves survival in many cancers …

Purpose A relationship between mean heart dose (MHD) and acute coronary event (ACE)
rate was reported in a study of patients with breast cancer (BC). The main objective of our …

Purpose of review Thoracic radiation therapy is an effective treatment for several
malignancies, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer. Over the years, however, the …

Background and purpose The increase in the risk of heart disease from incidental exposure
of the heart during radiotherapy for breast cancer has been estimated previously from …

Purpose Modern breast cancer radiotherapy techniques, such as respiratory-gated
radiotherapy in deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) or volumetric-modulated arc …

Certain cancer therapies, including radiation therapy and some types of chemotherapies,
are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and events. Some of …

Cancer incidence and survivorship have had a rising tendency over the last two decades
due to better treatment modalities. One of these is radiation therapy (RT), which is used in 20 …

Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of cancer therapy, with> 50% of cancer
patients receiving RT. As the number of cancer survivors increases, the short-and long-term …

The advancement in therapy has provided a dramatic improvement in the rate of recovery
among cancer patients. However, this improved survival is also associated with enhanced …