U.S., Feb. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06820554) titled 'Thyroid Dysfunction Induced by Radiotherapy Treatment in Patients with Breast Cancer' on Feb. 06.
Brief Summary: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and second most common cause of cancer death among US women,. External beam radiation therapy (RT) that involves the breast and regional lymph nodes, including axillary and supraclavicular (SCV) lymph nodes, has been demonstrated to decrease the risk of local recurrence and improve long-term survival in high-risk breast cancer patients .
However, RT-induced toxicities to adjacent normal tissues can lead to serious morbidity in cancer survivors .
The thyroid regulates the body's me...