 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | AM 07,
There are many variations to the typical IMRT radiation treatment cropping up. All are designed to kill our cancer quicker and give it less chance to recover. That is why they stress the importance of completing the Tx without delays. Some other examples of the different variations are 2 rads a day with 1/2 the rad each time for the normal 6 to 7 weeks and 1 rad a day with double the rad for 1/2 the normal number of weeks.
The flip side of trying to kill the cancer as quickly as possible is sparing the normal cells of excessive damage. This balancing act has the researchers experimenting with these new variations.
My Tx at Moffitt is different even now for new patients and I just completed mine 8 months ago.
Please have faith in your team and try your best to complete the whole Tx on their schedule.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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