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CTCAEv4.0
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Descriptive terminology for adverse events of cancer
treatment
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Features:
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Adverse events independent of treatment modality
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No difference between acute and late adverse event
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Adverse effect
may or may not
be considered related to
the medical treatment/procedure
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E.g. cardiac events after left-sided breast cancer RT
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E.g. secondary tumour after CRT Hodgkin lymphoma