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1Department of Haematology/Oncology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 17 Millerfield Place, EH9 1LW, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract:
Hodgkin's disease is one of the commoner malignancies presenting in adolescence and young adulthood and is curable in the majority of cases. A number of therapeutic regimens have been used successfully, often at the expense of the development of side-effects in later life, including second malignancies, infertility and cardiac disease. We discuss the challenge faced by paediatric oncologists today in finding the balance between maximising cure and minimising the late effects.
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