Radiation Oncology Archive Questions

Below are Dr. Feigenberg’s answers to Radiation Oncology questions
received through the Ask the Expert feature.

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Q : 1 01/01/2010	I have tenesmus due to radiation therapy for colon cancer. How can I get the pain under control? What can I do to help the painful episodes? One thing you can do is increase the amount of fiber in your diet to decrease the pressure/friction you experience when you go to the bathroom. Also, decreasing the amount of fatty and spicy foods you consume will help.
Q : 2 11/24/2009	Why can't radiation be repeated? I had radiation and a lumpectomy 13 years ago and now have a recurrence in the same spot. Radiation can be repeated the problem is that the normal structures, in this case the breast, remember what they received in the past. This makes the risks of radiation therapy greater.

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