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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(3):181; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk083
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Study Analyzes Heart Attack Mortality Risk Associated with Hodgkin Disease Treatments

Andrea Widener

jncimedia@oxfordjournals.org
301-841-1287
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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Doctors have long known that patients treated for Hodgkin disease are at an increased risk for heart attacks. In the February 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers quantify the risk of fatal heart attacks associated with different types of treatment, and they find that the increased risk persists for at least 25 years after Hodgkin disease treatment.

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