- What type of radiation therapy are you recommending?
- Is full radiation the best option, or will partial breast irradiation (PBI) work as well?
- Should we consider internal radiation (also called brachytherapy, in which seeds of radiation are implanted directly into the tumor), either instead of or in addition to external radiation?
- Is radiation recommended for the breast area alone or for the lymph nodes as well?
- If PBI isn't an option, are you recommending standard radiation therapy or IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy)?
- And Ten More...
Talking With Hope Rugo
A prominent oncologist who specializes in breast cancer treatment talks about what doctors don't -- and should -- tell their patients, and the best things caregivers can do for parents with metastatic disease.
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- ID:
- 11405
- First Published:
- 22-Apr-2008
- Summary:
- An oncologist who was also a caregiver to her mother before she died of breast cancer offers advice to other caregivers.
Posted by gee 5 months ago
Thank you for this article - now I know what to ask, info to get (written by them) and get more info on hospise.