Authors: | Chiao, E.; Portlock, C. |
Article Title: | Update on Hodgkin's disease |
Abstract: | When Hodgkin's disease is diagnosed early, 10-year survival rate is estimated to be at least 80%. The authors describe presenting signs and symptoms, staging and prognostic considerations, therapeutic approaches including the new Stanford V combined modality regimen, and strategies for prevention of secondary cancers. |
Keywords: | cancer survival; survival rate; prednisone; clinical feature; constipation; review; cancer recurrence; salvage therapy; doxorubicin; cancer combination chemotherapy; side effect; cancer radiotherapy; rituximab; cancer staging; drug megadose; recurrent cancer; antineoplastic agent; dacarbazine; etoposide; nausea; neuropathy; vincristine; diagnostic approach route; cancer therapy; vinblastine; hodgkin disease; infertility; monoclonal antibody; chemotherapy induced emesis; survival time; laboratory test; drug response; bleomycin; immunophenotyping; world health organization; pancytopenia; diagnostic test; cervical lymph node; autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; chlormethine derivative; female fertility; cardiomyopathy; male fertility; reed sternberg cell; hair loss; weight gain; aphthous ulcer; acute diarrhea; muscle fatigue; lymph node hyperplasia; prognosis; human |
Journal Title: | Emergency Medicine |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 9 |
ISSN: | 0013-6654 |
Publisher: | Frontline Medical Communications |
Date Published: | 2003-09-01 |
Start Page: | 46 |
End Page: | 49 |
Language: | English |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
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Notes: | Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |