People with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma face a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer

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People with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma face a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer

Treatment advances have improved the survival of individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)—a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system—but therapies can increase patients’ risk of developing heart problems. A recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER reveals that people with early-stage HL are now at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer.

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