Radiation pneumonitis (RP) and radiation fibrosis (RF) are two dose-limiting toxicities of
radiotherapy (RT), especially for lung, and esophageal cancer. It occurs in 5–20% of …

Radiation is an environmental factor that elevates the risk of developing thyroid cancer.
Actual and possible scenarios of exposures to external and internal radiation are multiple …

The thyroid is the most common site of endocrine cancer. One type of thyroid cancer, non-
medullary thyroid cancer (NMTC), develops from follicular cells and represents …

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) among individuals exposed to radioactive iodine in their
childhood or adolescence is a major internationally recognized health consequence of the …

Absorption of energy from ionizing radiation by the genetic material in the cell leads to
damage to DNA, which in turn leads to cell death, chromosome aberrations and gene …

The differences in patients' response to the same medication, toxicity included, are one of
the major problems in breast cancer treatment. Chemotherapy toxicity makes a significant …

It is widely accepted that thyroid cancer is strongly determined by the individual genetic
background. In this regard, it is expected that sporadic thyroid cancer is the result of multiple …

Subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs) are associated with significant morbidity and are
a major cause of premature mortality among cancer survivors. Several large studies have …

Cooccurrences of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) and thyroid cancer (DTC) have been
repeatedly reported. Both CLT and DTC, mainly papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), share …

Whilst the near instantaneous physical interaction of radiation energy with living cells leaves
little opportunity for inter-individual variation in the initial yield of DNA damage, all the …