PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2016, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 189-192.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2016.02.021

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Research progress on the treatment of reducing cardiac injury related to breast cancer radiotherapy

LIN Quan, E Mingyan   

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology,The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150081,China
  • Received:2016-01-30 Online:2016-04-28 Published:2016-04-28

Abstract: Long term cardiac effects are an important component of survivorship after breast radiotherapy.Cardiac injury has been described involving essentially almost all structures of the heart,including the coronary arteries,myocardium,conduction systems,pericardium and valves.These injuries have increased the risk of heart disease,which affects the long term survival and quality of life.With the development of modern radiation therapy technology,physics and other technologies,the incidence of cardiac injury in the patients with breast cancer after radiotherapy has been significantly reduced.The paper is a review of the techniques and treatment measures(including breast board,prone positioning,3DCRT,IMRT,DIBH,Hypofractionation radiotherapy,APBI and protons radiotherapy)for reducing cardiac injury in the patients with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy.

Key words: Breast radiotherapy, Cardiac injury, Therapeutic measure

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