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Radiation Oncology

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Questions discussed in this category


How do you explain the risks and benefits of palliative radiation therapy to patients with fungating breast masses?
Patients are understandably concerned about the risks and benefits of radiation to an oozing, bleeding, and ulcerated breast.
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Do you intentionally modify your breast cancer treatment plans for those on chronic immunosuppression to avoid secondary cancers?
This is in regards to the risk of secondary cancers after radiation therapy or cytotoxic chemotherapy (such as anthracyclines) in an immunosuppre...
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Papers discussed in this category


Lancet, 2017-09-09
Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for patients with early breast cancer (UK IMPORT LOW trial): 5-year results from a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2023 Mar 01
Alleviating morbidity from locally advanced breast cancer using a practical and short radiotherapy regime: Results of the HYPORT palliative studies.

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