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Would you consider hormonal therapy and no RT in an elderly pt who developed a contralateral early stage, ER+ breast cancer while on Tamoxifen for previous breast cancer?

Hormonal therapy would not be tamoxifen.
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Radiation Oncology · AdventHealth Orlando (previously Florida Hospital)
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I agree with @Dr. First Last. I view these cases as more aggressive as the malignancy developed while on hormonal therapy. Of course each case depends on the individual performance status and goals of the patient.

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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I have offered treatment to this subset as their response rate with anti estrogen therapy is not same and risk of LR is would not be same as PRIME 2 or CALGB

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