radiation therapy to the eyes

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J - 18 Feb 2005 10:55 GMT

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=91&AreaID=1019&LinkID=622
"Radiotherapy works well if the cancer has spread to the bones, parts of
the brain, eyes, lymph nodes or locally near the original cancer."

Who does or does not get this? (there was a 97 year old in an earlier
thread - head and neck cancer - I failed to mention that)

Is that to stop the spread?
Instead of surgery?
Is vision affected?

Thanks,
J

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Steph - 18 Feb 2005 16:39 GMT

> http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.asp?TopicID=91&AreaID=1019&LinkID=622
> "Radiotherapy works well if the cancer has spread to the bones, parts of
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> Thanks,
> J

It's very effective palliation.
The doses used don't damage the retina, but do increase the incidence of
cataract over the next few years.
But these patients have a very poor survival prognosis, so it's not terribly
relevant

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