[Cancer following treatment of Hodgkin disease]

The rate of long lasting complete remissions in Hodgkin's disease is high and relapses are rare. Complications after treatment of the disease may be either non oncologic or oncologic. The second cancers observed are acute leukaemias, non Hodgkin's lymphomas and solid tumors. Details are given about these complications and new strategies in the treatment modalities are now proposed according to the observed cancers.