Complications from radiotherapy for breast cancer

Authors

  • Gustavo Nader Marta
  • Samir Abdallah Hanna
  • Eduardo Martella
  • João Luis Fernandes da Silva

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Author Biographies

Gustavo Nader Marta

MD. Resident in Radiotherapy, Oncology Center, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.

Samir Abdallah Hanna

MD. Radiation therapy specialist and attending physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, and preceptor of radiotherapy residency, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.

Eduardo Martella

MD, PhD. Radiation therapy specialist and attending physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.

João Luis Fernandes da Silva

MD. Radiation therapy specialist and coordinator, Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.

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2011-03-03

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Marta GN, Hanna SA, Martella E, Silva JLF da. Complications from radiotherapy for breast cancer. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 3 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];129(2):116-7. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1568

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