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Recommendations for breast cancer surveillance for female survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer given chest radiation: A report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group

  • Renée L. Mulder
  • , Leontien C.M. Kremer
  • , Melissa M. Hudson
  • , Smita Bhatia
  • , Wendy Landier
  • , Gill Levitt
  • , Louis S. Constine
  • , W. Hamish Wallace
  • , Flora E. Van Leeuwen
  • , Cécile M. Ronckers
  • , Tara O. Henderson
  • , Mary Dwyer
  • , Roderick Skinner
  • , Kevin C. Oeffinger

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Abstract

Female survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult (CAYA) cancer who were given radiation to fields that include breast tissue (ie, chest radiation) have an increased risk of breast cancer. Clinical practice guidelines are essential to ensure that these individuals receive optimum care and to reduce the detrimental consequences of cancer treatment; however, surveillance recommendations vary among the existing long-term follow-up guidelines. We applied evidence-based methods to develop international, harmonised recommendations for breast cancer surveillance among female survivors of CAYA cancer who were given chest radiation before age 30 years. The recommendations were formulated by an international, multidisciplinary panel and are graded according to the strength of the underlying evidence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e621-e629
JournalThe Lancet Oncology
Volume14
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013
Externally publishedYes

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