Is history of radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer a contraindication to receive XRT for prostate cancer?
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Radiation Oncology · Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center Health Central Hospital
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Not a contraindication. Thyroid patients can get multiple rounds of RAI, and be eligible for external beam to the HN area, so there would be no contraindication in other sites of the body.
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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC
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In the inimitable words of Dr. @Dr. First Last...
"No"
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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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No
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