title: Effect of radiation on pulmonary functions in patients with breast cancer.
abstract: There is no systematic study available from our country regarding pulmonary function tests in patients of breast cancer who receive postoperative radiotherapy. Therefore, we planned a prospective study to find out the effect of radiation on pulmonary functions in patients with breast cancer; who had undergone surgery in the form of simple mastectomy and axillary clearance. Transient radiological changes were seen in two cases and one patient had fibrosis at 9 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Negi
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000528:radiation effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012119:Respiration / Q000528:radiation effects*