Update on Hodgkin's disease Journal Article


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
MSK Authors
  1. Elizabeth Yu Chiao
    7 Chiao
  2. Carol Portlock
    204 Portlock