Long-term risk of medical conditions associated with breast cancer treatment

• DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2928-4
• Publication Date: 2014-04-02T13:50:08Z
• Authors: Deirdre A. Hill; Nora K. Horick; Claudine Isaacs; Susan M. Domchek; Gail E. Tomlinson; Jan T. Lowery; Anita Y. Kinney; Jonathan S. Berg; Karen L. Edwards; Patricia G. Moorman; Sharon E. Plon; Louise C. Strong; Argyrois Ziogas; Constance A. Griffin; Carol H. Kasten; Dianne M. Finkels...
• Keywords: Adult; Aging; Heart Diseases; Clinical Sciences; Oncology and Carcinogenesis; 610; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Heart disease; Cardiovascular; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Clinical Research; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; 616; Breast Cancer; Prevalence; Chemotherapy; Humans; Oncology & Carcinogenesis; Lymphedema; Survivors; Heart Disease - Coronary Heart Disease; Cancer; Aged; screening and diagnosis; Radiotherapy; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; Detection; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Heart Disease; Lymph Node Excision; Osteoporosis; Female; Metabolic; Bone Diseases; Breast neoplasms; 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies

Early and late effects of cancer treatment are of increasing concern with growing survivor populations, but relevant data are sparse. We sought to determine the prevalence and hazard ratio of such effects in breast cancer cases.