title: [Correction of trace element metabolism in patients with breast cancer during radiation therapy].
abstract: Certain mechanisms of pathogenesis of response to radiation and procedures for aborting them have been investigated. The study included 162 patients with breast tumors receiving radiation therapy. A new method of correcting radiation response was developed on the basis of evidence pointing to a radiation-induced shift in trace element levels toward heavy metal accumulation. The latter was effectively corrected and radiation damage was decreased due to the use of 33% solution of dimexide and the trilon B metal complex. It is suggested that radiation-induced changes in trace elements levels be studied as an indicator of response to treatment and its effectiveness in cancer patients.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Shkala
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements
vernacular_title: Korrektsiia mikroélementnogo obmena u bol'nykh rakom molochnoĭ zhelezy vo vremia luchevoĭ terapii.