Is it safe to give radiation to a breast cancer patient with discoid lupus?
The patient has notable lip lesions from her discoid lupus erythematosus
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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In published data with whole breast, it is well tolerated and we don’t consider this as a contraindication to BCT.
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