Key result
Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients from the 1980s onward increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need to refrain from smoking.
Why the study?
Does radiotherapy increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in 10-year survivors of breast cancer?
Does radiotherapy increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in 10-year survivors of breast cancer?
Radiotherapy for breast cancer increases long-term cardiovascular risk, highlighting the importance of smoking cessation in irradiated patients to mitigate this risk.
Supports smoking cessation counseling for breast cancer survivors post-radiotherapy; leaves open effects of contemporary techniques on long-term CVD risk.
Radiotherapy as administered from the 1980s onward is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Irradiated breast cancer patients should be advised to refrain from smoking to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Hooning et al. (2007) studied this question. Radiotherapy for breast cancer patients from the 1980s onward increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need to refrain from smoking.
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