Secondary malignancy after radiotherapy: not always a secondary concern

Secondary malignancy after radiotherapy: not always a secondary concern

Radiotherapy is one of the most effective modalities for cancer treatment, but radiation-associated secondary malignancies are important potential morbidities. Here, we highlight a recent article that examines radiation-associated muscle-invasive bladder cancer and explore how we as clinicians shoul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Urology 2021-09, Vol.18 (9), p.513-514
Hauptverfasser: Reddy, Vishruth K., Vapiwala, Neha
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Sprache:eng
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692/4028/67/1059/485
Bladder cancer
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Humans
Management decisions
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms, Second Primary - epidemiology
Neoplasms, Second Primary - etiology
News & Views
news-and-views
Oncology, Experimental
Patients
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Risk factors
Second primary cancer
Urology
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Zusammenfassung:Radiotherapy is one of the most effective modalities for cancer treatment, but radiation-associated secondary malignancies are important potential morbidities. Here, we highlight a recent article that examines radiation-associated muscle-invasive bladder cancer and explore how we as clinicians should consider the management of secondary malignancies.
ISSN:1759-4812
1759-4820
DOI:10.1038/s41585-021-00486-w