Breast Cancer
Pediatric Hodgkins disease survivors face increased breast cancer risk
Published in Blood Weekly, March 12th, 2009
The higher the radiation dose, the higher the risk, researchers report. These women are also likely to develop cancer in both breasts.
"Our first priority is always to get rid of the cancer. Our second priority is to do so in a way that preserves the best possible quality of life," said researcher Nancy Mendenhall, M.D., an oncologist with UF's College of Medicine who co-authored a paper detailing the results in the September issue...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-03-12)
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