Hodgkin Lymphoma Across the Age Spectrum: Epidemiology, Therapy, and Late Effects
Angela Punnett, Richard W. Tsang, David C. Hodgson
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2010 Jan 1
Semin Radiat Oncol
Hodgkin Lymphoma Across the Age Spectrum: Epidemiology, Therapy, and Late Effects
Semin Radiat Oncol. 2010 Jan;20(1):30-44, Angela Punnett, Richard W. Tsang, David C. Hodgson
Abstract
Abstract
The treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the success stories of modern medicine. There is a unified pathologic classification schema, a noninvasive staging evaluation and an increasingly sophisticated approach to therapy with risk and response adapted therapies in pediatric and adult patient populations. Survival rates have continued to improve while treatment modifications to decrease late effects are studied across all populations. However, a strong age gradient exists with respect to patient...