The mainstay therapy for Hodgkin disease (aka Hodgkin lymphoma) is radiation. This can induce DNA mutations in any bone marrow nearby. If the mutation knocks out genes related to apoptosis, proliferation, DNA proofreading, or the like, malignancy could occur over time.
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The mainstay therapy for Hodgkin disease (aka Hodgkin lymphoma) is radiation. This can induce DNA mutations in any bone marrow nearby. If the mutation knocks out genes related to apoptosis, proliferation, DNA proofreading, or the like, malignancy could occur over time.