Search for dissertations about: "Radiation therapy in breast cancer"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words Radiation therapy in breast cancer.

  2. 11. Immediate breast reconstruction with implants in breast cancer patients

    Author : Jakob Lagergren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Breast cancer; immediate breast reconstruction; implants; complications; quality of life; patient satisfaction; sensibility.;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Swedish women. The incidence has increased since the beginning of the 1970s. Simultaneously the age-standardized mortality has been relatively constant, which is probably explained by earlier tumour detection as a result of improved diagnostic methods and treatment advances. READ MORE

  4. 12. Short-term pulmonary side-effects following radiation therapy in breast cancer

    Author : Pehr Lind; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : breast neoplasm; radiotherapy; pulmonary side-effects;

    Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation was to study the short-term pulmonary side-effects following adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer in terms of clinical pulmonary complications, loss of pulmonary function and radiological abnormalities, and the association to irradiated lung volume and dose. Furthermore, we wanted to estimate the influence of covariates, e. READ MORE

  5. 13. Radiation induced biomarkers of individual sensitivity to radiation therapy

    Author : Sara Skiöld; Mats Harms-Ringdahl; Siamak Haghdoost; Mats Ljungman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; low dose ionizing radiation; radiation sensitivity; proteomics; whole blood; 8-oxo-dG; oxidative stress; acute adverse healthy tissue effects; molekylär biovetenskap; Molecular Bioscience;

    Abstract : Fifty percent of solid cancers are treated with radiation therapy (RT). The dose used in RT is adjusted to the most sensitive individuals so that not more than 5% of the patients will have severe adverse healthy tissue effects. READ MORE

  6. 14. Functionally-associated target antigens in cancer. Defined by human antibodies and small interfering RNAs

    Author : Johan Fransson; Institutionen för immunteknologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; phage display; Antibody; cancer; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi; serology; Immunology; onkologi; Cytologi; cancerology; oncology; Biochemistry; Metabolism; Biokemi; metabolism; Biotechnology; Bioteknik; Cytology;

    Abstract : Cancer is the collective name for diseases that have one thing in common ? uncontrolled cell growth. The increase in cancer cell proliferation eventually results in tumor formation and, in the worst case, metastatic spread to other organs. Common treatment modalities of cancer include chemotherapy and radiation therapy. READ MORE

  7. 15. On ionising radiation and breast cancer risk

    Author : Anders Mattsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ionising radiation; breast cancer induction; cancer induction; risk models; risk modification; pooled analysis; mammmographic screening; gained lost years of life;

    Abstract : Background: It is well known that exposure to ionising radiation increases the risk for breast cancer occurrence. However, better understanding of breast cancer risks in terms of dose-response relationships formulated according to radiobiological target theories, age-at-exposure patterns and temporal dependence are important for the understanding of the underlying biological mechanism of radiation carcinogenesis as well as for the concern about possible risks associated with the very low doses received from routine mammographic screening. READ MORE