Breast Cancer Following Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Among Young Women With Hodgkin Disease

B. Travis, Lois; A. Hill, Deirdre; M. Dores, Graça; Gospodarowicz, Mary; E. van Leeuwen, Flora; J. Holowaty, Eric; Glimelius, Bengt; Andersson, Michael; Wiklund, Tom; F. Lynch, Charles; B. vanʼt Veer, Mars; Glimelius, Ingrid; H. Storm, Hans; Pukkala, ­Eero; Stovall, Marilyn; E. Curtis, Rochelle; D. Boice, John; S. Gilbert, Ethel

doi:10.1001/jama.290.4.465

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Breast Cancer Following Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Among Young Women With Hodgkin Disease

Published in JAMA • Jul 22, 2003

Authors:

Lois B. Travis

Deirdre A. Hill

Graça M. Dores

Abstract

CONTEXT: Second cancer is the leading cause of death in long-term survivors of Hodgkin disease (HD), with exceptionally high risks of breast cancer among women treated at a young age. Quantitative associations between radiotherapy dose delivered to the breast and administered chemotherapy have not b...

Subject

Medicine

Breast cancer

Radiation therapy

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