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Comment
. 2014 Jul 17;124(3):309-10.
doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-05-571646.

Triple jeopardy for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors?

Lindsay M Morton  1
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Triple jeopardy for Hodgkin lymphoma survivors?

Lindsay M Morton. Blood. .

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, van Eggermond et al demonstrate that Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who develop a second malignancy have increased risk of developing yet a third malignancy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The author declares no competing financial interests.

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Distribution of second and third malignancies, by type and gender, among 3122 Dutch patients who were originally diagnosed with HL by age 50 during 1965 to 1995, survived ≥5 years, and were followed through 2012.
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