Colvett K T
Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114.
South Med J. 1995 Feb;88(2):239-42. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199502000-00017.
The success of modern cancer therapy is resulting in an increasing number of long-term cures. The price of success, however, is the incidence of treatment-related morbidity and mortality. The physician should be aware of the potential sequelae of cancer therapy. A case of bilateral breast cancer occurring 13 years after radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease prompted me to examine the incidence of this problem and to make recommendations for surveillance of patients.
现代癌症治疗的成功导致长期治愈的病例越来越多。然而，成功的代价是治疗相关的发病率和死亡率。医生应该意识到癌症治疗的潜在后遗症。一例在接受霍奇金病放射治疗13年后发生双侧乳腺癌的病例促使我研究这个问题的发生率，并为患者的监测提出建议。
