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Chemotherapy in
Hodgkin\u2019s
Lymphoma

Moderator: Dr S C Sharma
Dept of Radiotherapy,
PGIMER, Chandigarh

Background
\ue000The search for a magic

bullet called chemotherapy
began with Paul Ehrlich\u2019s
description that some dyes
could be concentrated
within specific cell lines.

\ue000Hodgkin\u2019s Lymphoma,

described by Thomas
Hodgkin in 1832, is one of
the success stories in the
treatment of malignancies
and particularly with
chemotherapy.

Hodgkin\u2019s Disease
\ue000Uncommon: Accounts for ~ 1% of all
malignancies in developed countries.
\ue000In India the disease usually strikes persons
between in the 2nd decade
\ue000The mixed cellularity subtype is most common in
India.
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