[quote]If I could get into the autonomic nervous system center at Vanderbilt ...[/quote]
What? You signing up to be a guinea pig, Uptown?

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I have been told by many that it is just premature aging and we just have to accept the toxicity of treatment adds 20-30 years to us. ...

We need more studies to identify this earlier on and treat it before it becomes a spiral to death. With the likelihood of the problems coming 6-20 years after treatment, there is no incentive as positive outcomes are based on 5 year survival rates.[/quote]

This is kinda depressing. We are all aware radiation can result in various long term side effects but isn't it a bit extreme to state we just add 20 years to our age?

As stated, studies into longer term radiation side effects are few, what originates hard numbers about the qualitative and quantitative long term effects?

I totally agree long term side effects are reported anecdotally and apparently randomly other than being related to radiation. Where does one read science based discussion on the topic?

Thanks
Don