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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 15;34(1):34.
doi: 10.1186/s43046-022-00134-3.

A case of COVID-19 vaccination during radiotherapy for breast cancer

Noriyoshi Takahashi  1   2 , Kazuya Takeda  3   4 , Yu Suzuki  3   4 , Keita Kishida  3   4 , Satoshi Teramura  3   4 , Keiichi Jingu  3   4
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A case of COVID-19 vaccination during radiotherapy for breast cancer

Noriyoshi Takahashi et al. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. .

Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccination has been progressing. The safety of vaccination during radiotherapy is not clear.

Case presentation: We experienced a patient who received a COVID-19 vaccine during radiotherapy. A 60-year-old woman with breast cancer underwent postoperative radiotherapy. She received two vaccine doses and she suffered from severe vertigo. Her radiotherapy was suspended for several days and the radiotherapy schedule needed to be changed.

Conclusions: The association between vertigo and vaccination during radiotherapy is not clear. However, if the general condition of patients worsens, suspension of treatment might be necessary. Therefore, attention should be given to COVID-19 vaccination during radiotherapy.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests

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Radiotherapy fields. Axial (a) and sagittal (b) images of whole breast irradiation. Axial (c) and sagittal (d) images of tumor bed irradiation. Whole breast irradiation was performed at 2 Gy 25 times. Tumor bed irradiation was rescheduled from 5 times at 2 Gy to 4 times at 2.5 Gy due to vertigo
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