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For elderly patients who cannot tolerate chemotherapy, is radiation alone an option for a stage IA favorable classical Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Radiation Oncology · Stanford University School of Medicine

In my experience, it has been extremely unusual that a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma is considered a non-candidate for chemotherapy. But I suspect that in community practice that situation may arise because very infirm patients are not referred to major centers and community oncologists may be a bit...

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