Would you offer prostate radiotherapy to a patient with lymphocytic colitis which is being managed with budesonide?
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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
In general, I look for reasons to avoid irradiating the colorectum in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions affecting this organ. These are patients for whom I generally recommend surgery for prostate cancer. If they end up needing adjuvant or salvage radiation, the dose and volume of irradi...