The prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing over the past few decades in several
developed and developing countries, with resultant hazardous health implications …

Purpose To evaluate the prevalence and severity of persistent pain after breast cancer
treatment (PPBCT) in patients who received surgery, radiotherapy or a combination of …

Acute radiation dermatitis is a frequent adverse effect of radiotherapy, but standardisation of
care for acute radiation dermatitis is lacking. Due to the conflicting evidence and variability in …

Breast cancer radiotherapy represents an essential component in the overall management
of both early stage and locally advanced breast cancer. As the number of breast cancer …

Radiation is a key modality in the treatment of many cancers; however, it can also affect
normal tissues adjacent to the tumor, leading to toxic effects. Radiation to the thoracic …

Background and purpose Comparison of acute toxicity of whole-breast irradiation (WBI) in
prone and supine positions. Materials and methods This non-blinded, randomized …

Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of cancer therapy, with> 50% of cancer
patients receiving RT. As the number of cancer survivors increases, the short-and long-term …

Background and purpose Cardiac disease has been related to heart dose after left-sided
breast radiotherapy. This trial evaluates the heart sparing ability and feasibility of deep …

Adjuvant radiation therapy is a critical component of breast cancer management. However,
when breast cancer patients receive incidental radiation to the heart, there is an increased …

Radiation 1 therapy (RT) is an integral component of breast conservation. Several seminal
randomized trials in the late twentieth century demonstrated that breast radiotherapy …