Palliation

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Questions discussed in this category

Is there a role for radiation in palliating malignant small bowel obstruction?

Does histology (radioresistant or radiosensitive) play into this decision?

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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How would you manage a solitary unresectable liver metastasis?

From NCCN (Rectal MS-33): SBRT is a reasonable option for patients who cannot be resected or ablated. What is the role of SBRT versus microwave ablat...

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What dose constraint do you use for the ostomy site when treating a patient with close/adjacent disease?

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Would you consider prone SBRT (with solid image guidance techniques) if bowel is lying on a target, for instance bowel surrounding an oligometastatic lymph node or next to a kidney tumor?

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Would you offer radiation therapy for pleural- or peritoneal-based pseudomyxoma peritonei?

If so, how would you approach your radiotherapeutic plan and what dose-fractionation would you utilize?

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How do you treat hiccups in cancer patients?

Does your management differ if the hiccups are felt to be related to chemotherapy as opposed to the disease itself?

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Is it safe and appropriate to palliatively treat abdominal or thoracic tumors with concurrent chemotherapy when using fractions of 250-300 cGy?

For example, there is a retrospective series out of MD Anderson (Kim, Acta Oncologica 2008) wherein 37 patients with gastric cancer were treated with ...

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What is the optimal dose fractionation for treating liver metastases in the central liver causing obstruction of biliary flow?

Will higher doses per fraction increase the risk of fibrosis and cause permanent impediment to biliary flow?

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For elderly patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who are not candidates for surgery or chemotherapy, what would be an appropriate palliative regimen?

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