A new study conducted at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital indicates that "it may be possible to reduce or eliminate the need for radiation to treat advanced cancer in children and teens with Hodgkin lymphoma. According to study lead investigator Dr. Monika Metzger, 27 (35%) of the 77 patients involved in the trial did not require radiation treatments, thus suggesting that the findings "are an important first step in moving forward using even less radiation to treat high-risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma."
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