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Cancer
Report summarizes cancer study findings from S. Johansen and co-researchers
June 19th, 2008
In this recent study, researchers in Oslo, Norway conducted a study "To facilitate a discussion about the impact of dose heterogeneity on the risk for secondary contralateral breast (CB) cancer predicted with linear and non linear models associated with primary breast irradiation. Dose volume statistics of the CB calculated for eight patients using a collapsed cone algorithm were used to predict the excess relative risk (ERR) for cancer induction in CB." "Both linear and non-linear models were employed. A sensitivity analysis demonstrating the impact of different parameter values on calculated ERR for the eight patients was also included in this study. A proportionality...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-19)
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