Cancer Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Cancer Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Hodgkin Disease
Study analyzes heart attack mortality risk associated with Hodgkin disease treatments
February 27th, 2007
Doctors have long known that patients treated for Hodgkin disease are at an increased risk for heart attacks. In the Journal of the National Cancer Institute researchers quantify the risk of fatal heart attacks associated with different types of treatment, and they find that the increased risk persists for at least 25 years after Hodgkin disease treatment. Hodgkin disease is a type of lymphoma that causes enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, or other immune tissue. Cardiovascular disease is the second highest cause of death (after second cancers) in long-term survivors of Hodgkin disease, and myocardial infarction, or heart attack, is the most common cause of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-02-27)
|
