Do HIV/AIDS patients with prostate cancer have increased radiation toxicity?
And should special precautions be taken (such as dose reduction, prophylactic symptom management, etc)?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
This small study suggest that outcomes are the same for HIV vs. non-HIV patients. That's also been my general experience.Matched cohort analysis of outcomes of definitive radiotherapy for prostate cancer in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. (Kahn S, Jani A, Edelman S, Rossi P, Godette...
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