| Abstract: |
Radiotherapy is curative for localized Hodgkin's disease,1,2 and there is now general agreement that advanced Hodgkin's disease can be cured by chemotherapy. This opinion is bolstered by the 20-year survival experience of the original group of patients treated with combination chemotherapy at the National Cancer Institute (Figure 1) and by experience with other regimens (Table 1)2–9. Therapy According to Disease Stage Disease stage is the principal factor in selecting treatment for patients with Hodgkin's disease. The Ann Arbor system of classification is shown in Table 22. Although they are far outweighed by the benefits of successful treatment, there... © 1993, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. |
