Randomized studies evaluating hypofractionation and conventional fractionation
radiotherapy treatments (RT) in patients with breast cancer have shown that …

Optimal treatment for HER2/neu-positive, node-positive early breast cancer should include
the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab. This relatively new agent has shown very limited …

Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is basically a clinical situation
suggested by an abrupt-onset dyspnea, hypoxemia that is refractory to oxygen therapy and …

A recent meta-analysis published in Lancet suggests that postoperative radiotherapy is
detrimental to patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (1). This meta-analysis includes …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a clinically and radiologically defined syndrome that
is commonly diagnosed and managed in intensive care. This article describes the most …

Radiation therapy is a common treatment modality following surgical intervention for
invasive breast cancer. Almost all patients experience some degree of acute radiation …

Background: The frequency and grade of pulmonary complications after radiotherapy for
breast cancer are still debated. This study evaluated changes in pulmonary function tests …

Purpose To investigate radiographic and computed tomography features of radiation-
induced organizing pneumonia syndrome after breast-conserving surgery. Materials and …

Purpose To assess clinical factors and volumetric parameters associated with clinically
significant symptomatic radiation pneumonitis (RP), which requires steroid medication after …

PURPOSE: Radiotherapy (RT) after conservative surgery for breast cancer involves part of
the pulmonary parenchyma with a potential detrimental effect of reducing the normal …