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The history of Hodgkin's disease is one of the most exciting stories in medicine. The disorder accounts for about 1% of all cancers and is curable in 85 to 95% of cases, depending on its stage — whether it is localized or disseminated. Indeed, the article by Fermé et al.¹ in this issue of the Journal reports on 10-year survival estimates of 97% for patients with early-stage disease.

In 1832, in an article entitled "On Some Morbid Appearances of the Absorbent Glands and Spleen,"² Thomas Hodgkin discussed six patients with symptoms that differed from those associated with inflammation, tuberculosis, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Olweny C. L.M., Ziegler J. L., Papac R. J., Subbiah V., Fermé C., Eghbali H., Henry-Amar M.
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N Engl J Med 2008; 358:742-743, Feb 14, 2008. Correspondence

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