Radiation Oncology

Survivorship

Questions discussed in this category

What are your top takeaways from SGO 2022?

What, if any, cardioprotective measures beyond dexrazoxane may be used to minimize cardiac risk during or after chemo- or radio-therapy?

Are there other measures, pharmocologic or adjunctive, that can be used or are under investigation to mitigate cardiotoxicity related to chemo- or rad...

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

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What are your top takeaways from SGO 2023?

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How do you approach fertility preservation in a young child with cancer?

What is the best way to counsel families in regards to their child's risk of infertility and need for fertility preservation?

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Do you have recommendations after prostate RT for patients who want to conceive?

Patients in their later 40s with favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer s/p 7000cGy/28 EBRT only.

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How do you manage radiation plexopathy?

How does this strategy change depending on the acuity or chronicity of the symptoms?

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What are your recommendations regarding sexual activity for a couple when one of them is diagnosed with a HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer?

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For a patient obtaining significant benefit and no side effects from pentoxifylline/Vitamin E for radiation-induced vulvovaginal fibrosis, do you continue treatment longer than 6-7 months or discontinue?

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How do you approach hormone replacement therapy for premenopausal patients following pelvic radiation therapy?

How is your approach different from or similar to those who undergo surgical menopause?

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What strategies have you found to be most effective in engaging PCPs in a primary-care or shared-care model of survivorship for pediatric and AYA patients who will receive ongoing care in their communities away from their primary oncology treatment site?

In follow up to @Jacqueline Casillas presentation at ASCO 2021 regarding models of survivorship care delivery for AYA patients.

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How do you manage cancer treatment-related cognitive change or "chemo brain?"

Are there any effective non-pharm or pharm interventions?

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How successful is IVF after definitive radiation therapy to the pelvis for endometrial cancer?

How do you counsel a pre-menopausal female with endometrioid cancer desiring definitive RT with egg harvesting and IVF for fertility preservation inst...

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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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How do you manage neurocognitive decline associated with chemotherapy (i.e. chemo brain)?

Is there specific workup you perform? Are there preventive measures? Once established, are there non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments yo...

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Do you counsel young patients on infertility risks following HO prophylaxis with RT?

How long do you advise them to refrain from unprotected sex following RT? I was trained to discuss these issues with patients but the gonada...

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