Cervical Cancer Risk Factors
Researchers from Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy describe findings in cervical cancer risk factors
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 8th, 2007
A new study, 'Long-term survival and risk of second cancers after radiotherapy for cervical cancer,' is now available. " To evaluate the risk of second cancers after cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy for Asian populations. We reviewed 2,167 patients with cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy between 1961 and 1986. Intracavitary brachytherapy was performed with high-dose rate source (82%) or low-dose rate source (12%)," scientists in Chiba, Japan report.
"Relative risk (RR), absolute excess risk (AR), and cumulative risk of second cancer were calculated using the Japanese disease expectancy table. For 1,031 patients, the impact of smoking habit on the...
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