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By Jo Cavallo  / Monday, March 18, 2013 2:02 PM

Radiation Raises Risk of Heart Disease in Women Treated for Breast Cancer

A population-based case control study of major coronary events in 2,168 women who underwent radiotherapy for breast cancer between 1958 and 2001 in Sweden and Denmark found a direct link between radiation dose and the occurrence of ischemic heart disease years later. Study Details The study,...