Radiation Therapy Is Associated With An Increased Incidence Of Cardiac Events In Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Among small-cell lung cancer patients, we found baseline rates of cardiac events are about 40% at 5-years in the US population. Treatment with radiation therapy contributes to an absolute increase in this rate of cardiac events at 5-years of approximately 5% for all patients (limited-stage and extensive-stage both), and up to 10% for the limited-stage population.

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