Abstract
It has been suggested that pediatric patients treated with spinal irradiation may have an elevated risk of breast cancer. Among a cohort of 363 long-term survivors of a pediatric central nervous system tumor or leukemia treated with spinal irradiation, there was little evidence of an increased breast cancer risk.
Keywords:
Craniospinal irradiation; Late effects; Secondary breast cancer.
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Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
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Central Nervous System Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Central Nervous System Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Leukemia / epidemiology
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Leukemia / radiotherapy*
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / epidemiology
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / epidemiology
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / etiology*
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Radiotherapy Dosage
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Risk
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Survivors
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United States / epidemiology