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Old 06-07-2012, 01:19 AM   #1
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Radiation Therapy To Chest In Childhood Cancer Found To Pose Similar Risk For Breast

New data reveals that women treated with radiation to the chest for childhood cancer have a high risk of developing breast cancer similar to that of women with BRCA1/2 mutations. The study, led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center biostatistician Chaya Moskowitz, PhD, was presented today at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting...

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