Olympic silver medalist Max Parrot says he has beaten cancer
Parrot, a five-time X Games champion who won silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Jul 30, 2019, 13:09 PM ISTChest irradiation can cause heart disease decades later
The study involved 79 patients who had received irradiation 20 years ago for Hodgkin lymphoma and were free from it for at least 10 years.
May 07, 2017, 21:17 PM ISTYoung adults with cancer face greater risk of heart disease: Study
Heart disease has been known for being the leading cause of treatment-related, non-tumour deaths among survivors of childhood cancer, breast cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma.
Nov 09, 2016, 12:07 PM ISTHigh-tech scans can spare cancer patients from intensive chemotherapy: Study
A new study was conducted by a group of researchers and found that high-tech scans can spare patients suffering from cancer of the lymphatic system of the serious side effects of chemotherapy as well as predict the outcome of treatment.
Jun 25, 2016, 13:52 PM IST