Why the study?
Does neck radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma increase the prevalence and severity of asymptomatic carotid arterial disease in young survivors compared to controls?
Does neck radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma increase the prevalence and severity of asymptomatic carotid arterial disease in young survivors compared to controls?
Young survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma treated with neck radiation therapy have a significantly increased prevalence of asymptomatic carotid arterial disease compared to healthy controls.
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May support carotid surveillance in young Hodgkin survivors after neck radiation; leaves open need for longitudinal confirmation.
King et al. (1999) studied this question.
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