 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Barb --
Our radiation oncologist resident at Hopkins told us that every day you stop treatment, you can lose 1% effectiveness (or even more) -- OK, I don't have any reference for what he said but if it's anywhere near correct, that's a good reason to try and avoid unscheduled breaks. That's also why our rad team is so concerned with controlling acute side effects so Barry won't have to take breaks -- but who knows, you see from this forum that some people seem to go through OK and some have lots of problems, getting same radiation dose etc.
As they say, "hope for the best and prepare for the worst."
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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