2
nd
cancers after RT of cervix Ca
Site of
second
cancer
Radiation dose
(Gy)
Number of 2
nd
cancers after
radiotherapy/surgery
Relative risk afte r
>10 years
Rectum
30–60
274 / 33
2 after 10 y
4 after 30 y
Colon
2 4
296 / 56
no increase
Bladder
30–60
265 / 23
>2 after 10 y
6 after 30 y
Stomach
2
143 / 19
1 . 2
Lung
0 . 3
276 / 91
no increase
Breast
0 . 3
366 / 114
decrease 20–40%
after 10 y and 30 y
Leukaemia
4 . 5
82 / 15
2
Kleinerman RA et al.
Cancer
1995;76:442-52