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Would you treat unfavorable intermediate risk prostate cancer in the setting of recently resected NSCLC?
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Radiation Oncology · Case Western Reserve University/ University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
This greatly depends on the stage of the lung cancer. If stage IIIA resected NSCLC, I would not treat the prostate cancer immediately, and effectively enter them into active surveillance until the patient is 2 years free of NSCLC on follow-up imaging. If they recur from NSCLC within 2 years, they ha...
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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
I agree with @Dr. First Last. The lung cancer represents the greater threat to the patient's life expectancy. I'll generally try to wait 2 years, as most lung cancer recurrences will occur within that time frame. Even stage 1 has a higher 5-year cancer-related mortality than does intermediate risk p...