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How, if at all, does the presence of hemorrhoidal bleeding affect your radiation recommendations for prostate cancer?

Would you be concerned about SBRT worsening rectal bleeding in this situation?
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Radiation Oncology · VA New Jersey Healthcare System - East Orange campus.
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My first quest is to determine what risk group (low/intermediate/high) is the patient in as it relates to the prostate cancer because if it is either of the latter two, ADT will probably be a component of the treatment regime, and this will buy you time to render the afflicted hemorrhoid(s) resolved...

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