Medical Oncology

General Radiation Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

What is the expected timeframe for the development of radiation myelitis and therapies that have helped with neurologic symptoms?

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Do you typically recommend avoiding neupogen during radiation treatments?

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How do you manage the thickened secretions secondary to xerostomia during head and neck radiation?

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What is your approach to cancer patients who inquire about alternative or complementary treatments?

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How do you counsel cancer patients when they ask if they should avoid sugar?

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What is your approach to treat metastatic poorly differentiated thyroid cancer with papillary features?

Is there any role for RAI?

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Is there evidence to support or argue against intermittent fasting for cancer patients?

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What methods do you use to prophylactically reduce radiation dermatitis for head and neck irradiation?

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How would you approach a young patient with stage I follicular lymphoma of the mesenteric lymph nodes?

What treatment margins/set-up/on-board imaging would you use?

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What protocols or safeguards do you implement if bed bugs are found on a patient or their belongings while on the treatment table or near equipment?

What precautions can be taken to limit infestation of the department? Do you implement a treatment delay and if so how do you decide when...

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What are best practices for radiation oncology patient and staff precautions with the COVID-19 pandemic?

I know many centers are exercising extra precautions in light of the new concerns with coronavirus. How are people explaining things to their patients...

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How should you manage a coronavirus infected/suspected patient who is receiving radiotherapy and cannot interrupt or delay their cancer treatment?

How would you approach a patient who is receiving chemoRT but has confirmed COVID-19 with minor symptoms, as breaking treatment for 2 weeks quarantine...

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What are the current official guidelines regarding managing patients during COVID-19?

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When do you recommend patients get vaccinations with respect to their RT course?

This question has come up most frequently with respect to the flu vaccine recently. Also, frequently this has been asked about the shingles vaccine an...

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What is your approach to genetic testing for high risk patients?

Do you refer all patients who are felt to be at high risk to a genetic counselor for testing or are you comfortable performing a MyRisk panel in your ...

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Papers discussed in this category

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 1994-06-15

Combined-modality therapy of esophageal cancer with radiotherapy, etanidazole, and cisplatin-fluorouracil, with or without surgery: neurotoxicity, other toxicities and outcome.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2010-12-01

Dose-volume analysis of radiation pneumonitis in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with concurrent cisplatinum and etoposide with or without consolidation docetaxel.

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2010-06

Phase II trial of combined modality therapy with myeloid growth factor support in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021 Jan 30

Safety of G-CSF with concurrent chemo-radiotherapy in limited-stage small cell lung cancer - Secondary analysis of the randomised phase 3 CONVERT trial.

Cancer treatment reviews, 2017-02

Splenic irradiation for splenomegaly: A systematic review.

N. Engl. J. Med.,

Radiation-induced splenic atrophy in patients with Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

Radiother Oncol, 2015 Aug 04

Radiation-induced dose-dependent changes of the spleen following postoperative chemoradiotherapy for gastric cancer.

J. Clin. Oncol., 2019 Aug 29

Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Patients With Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Administrative and Laboratory Testing Data From Ontario, Canada.

Biotechnol. Prog., 2015 Mar 04

Mechanistic evaluation of virus clearance by depth filtration.

PLoS ONE, 2008 Jul 09

Professional and home-made face masks reduce exposure to respiratory infections among the general population.

Public Health Rep,

Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on URIs and influenza in crowded, urban households.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2011 Jul 06

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019 Dec

Randomized, self-controlled, prospective assessment of the efficacy of mometasone furoate local application in reducing acute radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

J Clin Invest, 2013 Nov 15

Topical hypochlorite ameliorates NF-κB-mediated skin diseases in mice.

JAMA Oncol,

Prolonged Nightly Fasting and Breast Cancer Prognosis.

Aging, 2009-12-31

Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: A case series report.

Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2010-11-15

Fasting and differential chemotherapy protection in patients.

BMC cancer, 2016-06-10

Safety and feasibility of fasting in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy.

BMC Cancer, 2015 Oct 05

The effects of short-term fasting on tolerance to (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients: a randomized pilot study.

BMC Cancer, 2018 Apr 27

The effects of short-term fasting on quality of life and tolerance to chemotherapy in patients with breast and ovarian cancer: a randomized cross-over pilot study.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2020 Jun 30

ERGO2: A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Calorie-Restricted Ketogenic Diet and Fasting in Addition to Reirradiation for Malignant Glioma.

Contemporary clinical trials, 2017-02

DIETFITS study (diet intervention examining the factors interacting with treatment success) - Study design and methods.

Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2018 Dec 10

Autophagy and intermittent fasting: the connection for cancer therapy?

Metabolites, 2020 Jul 11

The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Dynamics in Cancer and Its Dependency on Intracellular pH.

Protein & cell, 2014 Jul 12

Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway in cancer.

Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 Jan 05

The Warburg Effect: How Does it Benefit Cancer Cells?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2013-08-21

Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind trial, N07C2.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2018-01-01

Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival.

JAMA oncology, 2021 May 01

Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors: The PEACE Randomized Clinical Trial.

Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2020 Aug 07

Vitamin C and Cell Death.

Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2020 Oct 07

Targeting tumor hypoxia and mitochondrial metabolism with anti-parasitic drugs to improve radiation response in high-grade gliomas.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2000 Nov 04

The role of complementary and alternative medicine.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2006 Dec 1

Update of human spinal cord reirradiation tolerance based on additional data from 38 patients.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2019 Oct 10

Spinal Cord Dose Tolerance to Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2021 May 05

New clinical data on human spinal cord re-irradiation tolerance.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013-03-01

Randomized trial of pentoxifylline and vitamin E vs standard follow-up after breast irradiation to prevent breast fibrosis, evaluated by tissue compliance meter.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2020 Jan 24

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Combining Pentoxifylline-Tocopherol and Clodronate in the Treatment of Radiation-Induced Plexopathy.

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2001 Mar

Double-blind randomized phase II study of hyperbaric oxygen in patients with radiation-induced brachial plexopathy.

Cancer research and treatment, 2006 Dec 31

The effect of pentoxifylline on radiobiological parameters in the rat radiation myelopathy.

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