Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of cancer therapy, with> 50% of patients undergoing
therapeutic radiation. As a result of widespread use and improved survival, there is …

Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer therapy for many malignancies. With
improvements in cardiac-sparing techniques, radiation-induced cardiac dysfunction has …

Purpose Cardiac dysfunction is a serious adverse effect of certain cancer-directed therapies
that can interfere with the efficacy of treatment, decrease quality of life, or impact the actual …

Purpose Cardiovascular diseases are increasingly recognized as late effects of Hodgkin
lymphoma (HL) treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for …

Importance Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors are at increased risk of cardiovascular
diseases. It is unclear, however, how long the increased risk persists and what the risk …

1928 Circulation October 22, 2013 mental health, functional status, activity limitations,
cancerrelated pain, and cancer-related anxiety) declined moderately to severely in 44%. 5 …

Background and purpose The heart is a complex anatomical organ and contouring the
cardiac substructures is challenging. This study presents a reproducible method for …

Background: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors are at increased risk for developing valvular
heart disease (VHD). We evaluated the determinants of the risk and the radiation dose …

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors treated with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy are
known to have increased risks of heart failure (HF), but a radiation dose-response …

Radiation-associated cardiac disease, a heterogeneous and complex disease, manifests
years or even decades following radiation exposure to the chest. It is associated with a …