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Do you wait until a ureteral stent is placed to plan a locally advanced cervical cancer with hydronephrosis?

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Radiation Oncology · Henry Ford Cancer Institute
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The simple answer is YES. We typically wait for ureteral stent placement before we start the radiation treatment planning process because of many potential benefits to the patient such as improving the patient's renal function status so she would better tolerate the full dose of cisplatin chemothera...

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