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Long-term Consequences of Pelvic Irradiation: Toxicities, Challenges, and Therapeutic Opportunities with Pharmacologic Mitigators.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jul 2020
Huh Jung Wook, Tanksley Jarred, Chino Junzo, Willett Christopher G, Dewhirst Mark W
Abstract excerpt
A percentage of long-term cancer survivors who receive pelvic irradiation will develop treatment-related late effects, collectively termed pelvic radiation disease. Thus, there is a need to prevent or ameliorate treatment-related late effects in these patients. Modern radiotherapy methods can preferentially protect normal tissues from radiation toxicities to permit higher doses to targets. However, concerns about...
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