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How long can you delay the start of radiation in a patient who has received adjuvant chemotherapy after lumpectomy/mastectomy?

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Radiation Oncology · Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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I generally start radiation between 3 and 8 weeks following the last dose of chemotherapy. Since most protocol guidelines specify radiation should start within 12 weeks of the last day of chemo is within the last surgical procedure, I use that as an outside window I am comfortable with for the most ...

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