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Cause-specific mortality in long-term survivors of retinoblastoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 15 Apr 2009
Yu Chu-Ling, Tucker Margaret A, Abramson David H, Furukawa Kyoji, Seddon Johanna M, Stovall Marilyn, Fraumeni Joseph F, Kleinerman Ruth A
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BACKGROUND: Subsequent malignant neoplasms are a major cause of premature death in survivors of hereditary retinoblastoma. Radiotherapy further increases the risk of death. Mortality information is limited among long-term survivors who were irradiated for hereditary retinoblastoma. METHODS: We examined cause-specific mortality among 1854 retinoblastoma survivors who were diagnosed from January 1, 1914, through...
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