Gynecologic Cancers

Gastrointestinal Cancers

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How do you counsel patients and partners of patients with HPV+ cancers regarding the HPV vaccine?

This would apply to gynecologic and GI cancers as well. And as long as the patient's partner is within the recommend age of <45 yo

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What are magic mouthwash alternatives that you would recommend?

There was a recall on viscous lidocaine and many of our patients cannot find it. What would you recommend as alternatives?

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What dose constraint(s) would you use for a patient with a pelvic kidney transplant getting pelvic RT?

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What are best practices for oncologists during the national platinum shortage?

Please specify how your institution is allocating resources now or will be soon.

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If blood counts are being checked during concurrent chemoradiation, is there a number at which point you would recommend a radiation treatment break?

For example, concerning throbocytopenia or neutropenia during anal cancer treatment with concurrent mitomycin/5FU, or other pelvic malignancies treate...

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How do you approach small bowel constraints in the setting of reirradiation?

Do you assume some recovery since the prior course of RT? If so, how much over what time period?

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Do you recommend probiotics to patients receiving pelvic radiotherapy?

Is there a specific brand or formulation you prefer? The literature supporting the use of probiotics does not standardize the type or dose of probiot...

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When would you add an extra radiation dose to compensate for treatment breaks?

Apart from H&N SCC, are there times where adding an extra dose of radiation due to a tx break is appropriate? Is there a decent equatio...

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Should special precautions be taken patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome receiving radiation therapy?

Would you have reservations in treating patients with breast, GI, or pelvic malignancies with radiation alone or concurrent chemoradiation?

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Are there circumstances where you would recommend every 6 week dosing schedule for pembrolizumab monotherapy?

I am considering every 6 week pembrolizumab dosing in patients >70 years old in whom I want to reduce clinic visits for, especially in the context ...

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Are there scenarios that new visits/consults with patients can be done virtually amidst the COVID-19 outbreak?

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How would you manage a patient with profound dyspareunia after pelvic radiation for anal cancer?

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What techniques do you use to address fertility preservation in young female patients being treated with chemoradiation therapy for cancer in the pelvis?

How do you prevent early menopause in women? Please comment on freezing of eggs, oophopexy, supine vs prone position, vaginal dialator.

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What approach have you found works best in treating persistent acute radiation proctitis in patients undergoing pelvic EBRT?

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How do you manage urgency and frequency of bowel movements secondary to radiation proctitis?

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Would you consider BID treatment for a patient with a pelvic SCC (e.g. cervix or anal) if a significant amount of treatment days have been missed?

For example, a patient with cervical or anal SCC who has missed many treatments due to side effects, low blood counts, hospitalizations, or non-compli...

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What is the likelihood of a successful pregnancy following pelvic irradiation?

How should we counsel young women who are receiving treatment for GI/GYN malignancies?

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