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Do you offer adjuvant post-prostatectomy radiotherapy to patients with inflammatory bowel disease?

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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

In general, I do not recommend adjuvant radiation for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, even with very high risk features, such as positive nodes. These patients generally have a very long life expectancy, and are at increased risk for long term complications from pelvic radiation. Unfortuna...

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