For women who have difficulty healing after a mastectomy but need adjuvant radiation therapy, is there an amount of time for which you would abandon plans for radiation?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology

At what timepoint after surgery does prospective adjuvant radiation no longer become beneficial?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

While there are data on this topic, there is no clear consensus. Typically, if the patient is not receiving any therapy (ex. post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy patient), I try to initiate RT within 3 months of surgery. On occasion, I have pushed to 4 months but ideally 3 months though, there is some data...

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Radiation Oncologist at Mon Health
Do you think 9 weeks would be a reasonable standar...

Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
I think 9 weeks is reasonable.

Radiation Oncologist at Mon Health
Thank you.

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