Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Page 106, May 2006

Foreword

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It has been nearly 175 years since Thomas Hodgkin presented his paper “On some Morbid Appearances of the Absorbent Glands and Spleen” to the Medical-Chirurgical Society.1 In that seminal discussion, autopsy results of seven patients were discussed: a peculiar enlargement of the lymphatics was described in each case. In the time since, treatment of Hodgkin’s Disease has occupied a singular position at the forefront of cancer therapy. The roles of surgical staging,2 curative radiotherapy,3 chemotherapy,4 and of toxicity reduction to decrease late effects for cancer survivors5 have all had some aspect of their genesis in Hodgkin’s Disease.

Doctors Tsang, Hodgson, and Crump have provided us with a sterling synopsis on current thought in Hodgkin’s Disease. It is of immediate use as a concise review of the topic, but should also serve as a valuable reference of the varied presentations and therapies of this unique malignancy.

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References 

  1. Hodgkin T . On some morbid appearances of the absorbent glands and spleen . Medico-Chirurgical Transactions . 1832;17:68–114
  2. Glatstein E , Guernsey JM , Rosenberg SA , Kaplan HS . The value of laparotomy and splenectomy in the staging of Hodgkin’s disease . Cancer . 1969;24:709–718
  3. Peters MV . A study of survivals in Hodgkin’s disease treated radiologically . Am J Roentgenol . 1950;66:299–311
  4. Devita VT , Serpick AA , Carbone PP . Combination chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced Hodgkin’s disease . Ann Intern Med . 1970;73:881–895
  5. Tucker MA , Coleman CN , Cox RS , Varghese A , Rosenberg SA . Risk of second cancers after treatment for Hodgkin’s disease . N Engl J Med . 1988;318:76–81

PII: S0147-0272(06)00018-3

doi:10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2006.04.002

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Page 106, May 2006

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