Second Cancers Caused by Cancer Treatment

Some cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy may increase a person's risk of developing a different type of cancer later in life. Here we discuss the risk of second cancers that may be linked to past cancer treatment. Click on the topics below to get started.

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• Second Cancers Caused by Cancer Treatment
• Treatments linked to the development of second cancers
• Cancers linked to the development of second cancers
• Hodgkin disease
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Prostate cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Breast cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Childhood cancers
• Summary
• References