Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?

Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?

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Purpose/Results. Ionizing radiation is carcinogenic and the induction of a second malignancy is a serious potential long-term complication of radiotherapy. The incidence of radiation-induced sarcomas was evaluated from many large epidemiological surveys of long-term cancer survivors reported in the...

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Main Author: Malcolm Feigen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577149778425
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spelling doaj-fcde79f9cf7b43fa92d6a432a22f7b542020-11-25T00:25:21ZengHindawi LimitedSarcoma1357-714X1369-16431997-01-011151510.1080/13577149778425Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?Malcolm Feigen0The Radiotherapy Centre, , Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Repatriation Campus, Locked Bag 1, Heidelberg West 3081, Victoria, AustraliaPurpose/Results. Ionizing radiation is carcinogenic and the induction of a second malignancy is a serious potential long-term complication of radiotherapy. The incidence of radiation-induced sarcomas was evaluated from many large epidemiological surveys of long-term cancer survivors reported in the literature over the past 30 years and only one case was found for every 1000 patients irradiated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13577149778425
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Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
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title Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
title_short Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
title_full Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
title_fullStr Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
title_full_unstemmed Should Cancer Survivors Fear Radiation-Induced Sarcomas?
title_sort should cancer survivors fear radiation-induced sarcomas?
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Sarcoma
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1369-1643
publishDate 1997-01-01
description Purpose/Results. Ionizing radiation is carcinogenic and the induction of a second malignancy is a serious potential long-term complication of radiotherapy. The incidence of radiation-induced sarcomas was evaluated from many large epidemiological surveys of long-term cancer survivors reported in the literature over the past 30 years and only one case was found for every 1000 patients irradiated.
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