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Breast Cancer
Research from Princess Margaret Hospital yields new data on breast cancer
April 3rd, 2008
According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "Female survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HQ treated with supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy (SRT) are at increased risk of breast cancer (BC) but there is little data on the optimal screening strategy. We report a prospective surveillance study of women treated for HL with SRT before age 30 participating in a high-risk screening clinic." "Starting 8 years after treatment, women received annual mammography and clinical follow-up from 1997 to 2006. Method of detection and characteristics of BCs were identified. In all, 115 female HL survivors attended at least one clinic; 100 participated in annual surveillance. The majority...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-03)
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