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Postoperative Radiotherapy for Stage II or III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database
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Second solid tumors in patients with Hodgkin's disease cured after radiation or chemotherapy plus adjuvant low-dose radiation.
Salloum E, Doria R, Schubert W, Zelterman D, Holford T, Roberts K, Farber L, Kiehl R, Cardinale J, Cooper D. Second solid tumors in patients with Hodgkin's disease cured after radiation or chemotherapy plus adjuvant low-dose radiation. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1996, 14: 2435-43. PMID: 8823321, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1996.14.9.2435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall relative riskHodgkin's diseaseRT groupRelative riskSolid tumorsCMT groupRadiation therapyLung cancerBreast cancerEarly-stage Hodgkin's diseaseFull-dose radiation therapyInvolved-field radiationSecond solid tumorsConnecticut Tumor RegistryEarly-stage diseaseLong-term survivorsDifferent therapeutic approachesCases of lungLow-dose radiationSignificant increaseActuarial incidenceMedian followSalvage chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseDurable remissions