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second cancer (subsequent cancer among cancer survivors)

Etiology: - survivors of childhood cancer are at excess risk for developing cancer as adults, especially children with a) retinoblastoma b) Hodgkin's lymphoma, c) Wilms tumor [1]

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malignant neoplasm (cancer)

References

  1. Reulen RC et al. Long-term risks of subsequent primary neoplasms among survivors of childhood cancer. JAMA 2011 Jun 8; 305:2311 PMID: 21642683