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CE: Cardiotoxicity and Breast Cancer as Late Effects of Pediatric and Adolescent Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment.

Authors :
Candela JL
Source :
The American journal of nursing [Am J Nurs] 2016 Apr; Vol. 116 (4), pp. 32-42; quiz 43.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2014 nearly 16,000 U.S. children and adolescents developed cancer, and in roughly 1,200 of these cases the cancer was Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The great majority of these patients will survive, joining the thousands who have been diagnosed and treated successfully in decades past. Nurses' familiarity with and attention to the late effects of the chemotherapy and radiation therapy used to treat HL, which include breast cancer as well as cardiotoxicity and its sequelae, are essential in helping these patients maintain their overall health.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1538-7488
Volume :
116
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The American journal of nursing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26974745
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000482143.27671.36