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Second malignant neoplasms in patients treated for hodgkin's disease with radiotherapy or radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Nelson Diana F.,
Cooper Stephanie,
Weston Marian G.,
Rubin Philip
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19811201)48:11<2386::aid-cncr2820481109>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , disease , malignant disease , oncology , cancer , radiology
The incidence of second malignant neoplasms (SMN) was assessed in 248 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) treated by radiotherapy alone (XRT) or in combination with chemotherapy (XRT + C) between January/1960 and June/1977. Radiation therapy was categorized as less than extended field(