Do you offer radiation therapy for locally advanced, node positive rectal adenocarcinoma in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome?
Would you omit radiation therapy for some patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome who would normally receive it?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The only thing that is clear is that patients with LFS have an increased risk of secondary malignancies secondary to ionizing radiation. The risk is as high or higher than the absolute risk reduction of local tumor recurrence. For this reason, elective radiation is a relative contradiction. In LARC,...
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Thanks so much for replying!
I recently authored a paper that debunks the myth ...
Good point; we are preparing a manuscript that rep...