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Radiation is a primary treatment modality for breast cancer [1], [2], though it is also associated with side effects like lymphedema [3], [4] and an increased risk of secondary cancers [5], [6].

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Long-term and Late Effects of Cancer cancer.org American Cancer Society 1 fact
claimCertain cancer treatments increase the risk for a second (secondary) cancer, such as acute myelogenous leukemia after chemotherapy or breast cancer after radiation to the chest.