Year: 2020
Type: review
Abstract: Radiation exposureRadiation exposure is a known risk factor for TN, especially in children < 5 years of age 11 .In childhood cancer survivors who received radiation therapy (XRT), 2% develop TN each year, with a peak incidence of 15-25 years after XRT.Risk of DTC is greatest among those treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, central nervous system tumors, and neuroblastoma.Patients prepared for
Authors: Catherine E. Kerr, Sarah D. Hackman, Gary L. Francis
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3192504074