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How do you manage early rectal symptoms such as tenesmus in a patient undergoing pelvic radiation for prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

If patients are having symptoms out of proportion to what you would expect, I consider other potential causes, especially if the usual management approaches aren't working. I've had a few patients over the years with undiagnosed Celiac disease, who got severe early diarrhea during a course of extern...

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