Patients were assessed in the first year soon after receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy and then reassessed in the third year. All
the cases underwent echo-colour Doppler of the carotid axis, and the intima-media thickness (IMT) was
measured. When the two time points were compared, the IMT was greater in the arterial district examined at
the first assessment; while at the second there was a reduction in the IMT, so patients seemed to improve with
time. Flow-mediated dilatation did not improve.