Breast Cancer
Radiation for Breast Cancer Not Likely to Increase Heart Attack Risk
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 24th, 2007
In 1973, two researchers published an article in the journal Lab Investigation saying that radiation to the breast area might damage the capillaries and restrict blood flow to the heart. Since that time, conflicting reports about the long-term risk of radiation to the heart have been published. According to a study released in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, elderly women who receive radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer appear to have no increased risk of a heart attack after taking pre-existing cardiac risk factors into account. Interestingly, pre-existing cardiac risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and...
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