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Risk of lung cancer from radiotherapy doubles for breast cancer patients who smoke

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77% Informative

Two in three of those diagnosed with early breast cancer in the UK are given radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy cuts the risk of someone’s breast cancer recurring after treatment and also of them dying from the disease.

But its dangers include a higher risk of dying from heart disease, lung cancer or oesophageal cancer.

VR Score

75

Informative language

72

Neutral language

61

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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