Model predicts risk of breast cancer for young women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma
6th Oct 2005, 03:28 GMT
Young women who are treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with chest radiation therapy have a high cumulative absolute risk of developing breast cancer later in life. This risk increases with age at end of follow-up, time since diagnosis, and radiation dose, according to a new study in the October 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... click link for more info.
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