Proportion of second cancers attributable to radiotherapy treatment in adults: a cohort study in the US SEER cancer registries

Improvements in cancer survival have made the long-term risks from treatments more important, including the risk of developing a second cancer after radiotherapy. We aimed to estimate the proportion of second cancers attributable to radiotherapy in adults with data from the US Surveillance, Epidemio...

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Published in:	The lancet oncology Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 353 - 360
Main Authors:	de Gonzalez, Amy Berrington, Curtis, Rochelle E, Kry, Stephen F, Gilbert, Ethel, Lamart, Stephanie, Berg, Christine D, Stovall, Marilyn, Ron, Elaine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2011 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Age Aged Cancer therapies Cervix Cohort Studies Drug dosages Epidemiology Exocrine glands Female Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Larynx Male Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - epidemiology Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - etiology Neoplasms, Second Primary - epidemiology Neoplasms, Second Primary - etiology Prostate Radiation therapy Radiotherapy - adverse effects Registries Risk SEER Program Surveillance Testes Testicular cancer Thyroid gland United States > US
ISSN:	1470-2045, 1474-5488, 1474-5488
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