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Does the presence of a connective tissue disorder such as lupus or scleroderma modify your radiation dose or technique for prostate cancer?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Here another article that may be of interest. It's actually a hometown favorite at VCU since the lead author is on our faculty.
J Clin Oncol. 1997 Jul;15(7):2728-35.Irradiation in the setting of collagen vascular disease: acute and late complications.
Morris MM1, Powell SN.
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Concerns about irradiating patients with connective tissue disorders (CTD) stem from a combination of radiobiologically sound science, frightening case reports, and teaching (or folklore, depending on your perspective) from our mentors. As with many longstanding beliefs in medicine, this one is per...