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Aliki J. Taylor, MD, MPH, PhD; Roger E. Taylor, MD, MA

JAMA. 2009;301(4):435-436.

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Breast cancer is a recognized complication of chest irradiation for childhood cancer,^1-2 and surveillance for breast cancer with regular clinical examination and annual screening mammography starting at age 25 years or 8 years after radiation is recommended.³ However, uptake of screening mammograms in this high-risk group is suboptimal, as shown in the report by Oeffinger and colleagues⁴ in this issue of JAMA. The authors examined breast cancer surveillance practices in a survey of 625 female survivors of pediatric cancer who were between 25 and 50 years and participants in the longitudinal Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).⁵ These survivors were at a significantly increased risk of breast cancer as a result of treatment they received in the form of moderate- to high-dose (>20 Gy) irradiation to the chest for treatment of a childhood cancer (chest RT group). The women . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Bio Statistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham (Dr A. J. Taylor); and Department of Clinical Oncology, Swansea University, Swansea (Dr R. E. Taylor), United Kingdom.

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