Infectious Disease

Radiation Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

When treating pancreatic body/tail lesions that result in significant dose spread to the spleen, what is your threshold to offer pneumococcal, hemophilus influenza, and meningococcal vaccines?

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When should vaccines be given if not received prior to the start of high dose radiation (40-50 Gy) to the spleen?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2018-06-01

Late Infection-Related Mortality in Asplenic Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2017 Feb

Recommended vaccinations for asplenic and hyposplenic adult patients.

Radiother Oncol, 2015 Aug 04

Radiation-induced dose-dependent changes of the spleen following postoperative chemoradiotherapy for gastric cancer.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2024 Mar 18

Vaccination of Adults With Cancer: ASCO Guideline.

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