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When should vaccines be given if not received prior to the start of high dose radiation (40-50 Gy) to the spleen?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
Mortality due to infections is increased in asplenic individuals as well as those receiving radiation therapy to the spleen. The risk is low but measurable. For example, in a large Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, the cumulative incidence (35 years) after splenectomy of late infection-related mortal...