Trajectories and risk factors for long-term breast symptoms following breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy: a single centre analysis
This study identifies several risk factors for persistent breast symptoms including younger age, smoking, and post-operative haematoseroma. This particularly highlights the importance of smoking cessation and use of IMRT in women at higher risk of side effects.
Authors
- Kalliope Valassiadou
- J Krupa
- Kufre Sampson
- Tim W. Rattay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-7761)
- Kelly V. Lambert
- Petra Seibold
- Nur Nurmahomed
- Kiran Kancherla
- Christopher J. Talbot
- Adam J. Webb
- Catharine West
- Catherine Jones
- R. Paul Symonds
- Walid Sasi
- Monika Kaushik
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Leicester Royal Infirmary (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-10276-4
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00