Adjuvant breast cancer treatments cardiotoxicity and modern methods of detection and prevention of cardiac complications.

ABSTRACT: The most common cancer diagnosis in female population is breast cancer, which affects every year about 2.0 million women worldwide. In recent years, significant progress has been made in oncological therapy, in systemic treatment, and in radiotherapy of breast cancer. Unfortunately, the improvement in the effectiveness of oncological treatment and prolonging patients' life span is associated with more frequent occurrence of organ complications, which are side effects of this treatment. Current recommendations suggest a periodic monitoring of the cardiovascular system in course of oncological treatment. The monitoring includes the assessment of occurrence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in combination with the evaluation of the left ventricular systolic function using echocardio

SUBMITTER: Bikiewicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318493 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature