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Do you offer palliative radiation to a patient with progressive gastric cancer who had received systemic chemotherapy/immunotherapy and radiation who now presents with GEJ mass with obstruction?

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Radiation Oncology · Brigham and Women's Hospital
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I'm assuming there is overlap between the GEJ mass and the prior radiation field for gastric cancer; if there is no overlap, then radiation would certainly be a treatment option.

If there is overlap, then reirradiation for palliation is often possible, but will require a composite plan to be sure th...

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Radiation Oncology · Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at KHSC
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HDR brachytherapy 18 Gy/3#s or 20 Gy/5#s EBRT

Kidney

Brachytherapy is more effective than stenting

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