Prospective Long-Term Follow-Up of Pulmonary Diffusion Capacity Reduction Caused by Dose-Dense Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer
Background. Our previous study of pulmonary function in 34 patients with early breast cancer without preexisting lung disease showed that anthracycline- and taxane-based adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy (DDC) caused a significant 16.4% mean reduction in carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO). The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Oncology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2584859 |