Breast cancer following spinal irradiation for a childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Chaya S. Moskowitz, Jyoti Malhotra, Joanne F. Chou, Suzanne L. Wolden, Rita E. Weathers, Marilyn Stovall, Gregory T. Armstrong, Wendy M. Leisenring, Joseph P. Neglia, Leslie L. Robison, Kevin C. Oeffinger

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)213-216
Number of pages4
JournalRadiotherapy and Oncology
Volume117
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2015

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Keywords

  • Craniospinal irradiation
  • Late effects
  • Secondary breast cancer

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