Risk of breast cancer and breast cancer characteristics in women treated with supradiaphragmatic radiation for Hodgkin Lymphoma: Mayo Clinic experience

From: Mayo Clinic Proceedings | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

* Objective: To evaluate the overall risk of breast cancer and breast cancer characteristics in women given supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma.

* Patients and Methods: Medical records of 653 female patients who received supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, between 1950 and 1993 were abstracted, and follow-up questionnaires were mailed. In 4 patients, breast cancer was diagnosed before Hodgkin lymphoma was discovered.

* Results: The median age of 649 patients at supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy was 31.8 ...

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