Second primary uterine malignancies after radiation therapy for cervical cancer.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. [Email]

Abstract

Radiation exposure has long been established as a risk factor for cancer development. The purpose of this study is to assess the risk of uterine malignancy in patients previously treated for cervical cancer with radiation therapy.

Keywords

Cancer epidemiology,Cervical cancer,Endometrial cancer,Radiation therapy,Radiation-induced malignancies,Second malignancies,