Tuesday 27 August 2013

NIH study links Hodgkin lymphoma treatment to possible risk of stomach cancer

Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens were at increased risk of subsequently developing stomach cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute. To better understand the relationship between Hodgkin lymphoma treatments and subsequent stomach cancer risk, Lindsay M. Morton, Ph.D., NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and her colleagues analyzed data from the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the United States and Canada. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Morton LM, et al. Stomach cancer risk after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. Published online before print August 26, 2013.

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