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Another study found that survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma have a higher-than-average risk of developing a different type of cancer later in life. An international team of researchers analyzed 13 cancer registries in several countries and found that the cumulative incidence of second cancer was: 2.43 percent, 12.7 percent, and 2.5 percent within 30 years for survivors of leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively.
The findings show that survivors of these childhood cancers are at "high risk" for developing second cancers later in life, the researchers said.
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