Radiotherapeutic Management of Synchronous Prostate and Rectal Cancers Using Proton Beam Therapy

Radiotherapeutic Management of Synchronous Prostate and Rectal Cancers Using Proton Beam Therapy

Treatment of synchronous prostate and rectal cancers is a rare yet challenging problem with compounded toxicities. We report a case of a 65-year-old man who underwent proton beam therapy (PBT) with concurrent capecitabine and hormonal therapy for his synchronously found prostate (intermediate-risk)...

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Main Authors: Jennifer S. Chiang, AB, Nathan Y. Yu, MD, Janina T. Sheedy, PA-C, MS, Robin E. Hayden, PA-C, MS, Pamela R. Lemish, CMD, RTT, Nina J. Karlin, MD, Nitin Mishra, MBBS, MPH, Terence T. Sio, MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Particle Therapy Co-operative Group 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
Subjects:
synchronous cancers
rectal
prostate
proton beam therapy
Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-20-00087.1

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