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Review
. 2015 Jan 16:7:21-35.
doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S47227. eCollection 2015.

Cardiac risk in the treatment of breast cancer: assessment and management

Antonis Valachis  1 , Cecilia Nilsson  2
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Review

Cardiac risk in the treatment of breast cancer: assessment and management

Antonis Valachis et al. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). .

Abstract

As the number of long-term breast cancer survivors has increased, the side effects of adjuvant cancer therapy, such as cardiac toxicity, remain clinically important. Although the cardiac toxicity due to anthracyclines, radiotherapy, or trastuzumab is well-documented, several issues need to be clarified and are the subjects of extensive ongoing clinical research. This review summarizes the incidence of cardiac toxicity due to breast cancer adjuvant therapy and highlights the current trends in early detection and management of cardiac toxicities.

Keywords: adjuvant; anthracyclines; cardiac toxicity; radiotherapy; trastuzumab.

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