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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Caution is urged for breast cancer predictions in women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma
December 29th, 2005
Caution is urged for using breast cancer predictions in women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. "Many women develop breast cancer after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at a young age." Scientists in the United States report, "We estimated this future risk, taking into account age and calendar year of HL diagnosis, HL treatment information, population breast cancer incidence rates, and competing causes of death." L.B. Travis and colleagues explained, "Relative risks of breast cancer for categories defined by radiation dose to the chest (0, 20 - <40 Gy, or {{>=}}40 Gy) and use of alkylating agents (yes or no) were estimated from a case-control...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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