#127 Radiation Oncology Side Effects: 5 Pearls Segment
Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast
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Radiation Side Effects
The main thing to remember is side effects really only happen in the location where we're aiming the radiation. Radiation oncologists see patients for decades after treatment and often follow up with them afterwards. So even if you're treating lymph nodes or you're treating a lesion that's close to the middle of the chest, the esophagus can get irritated from the radiation. And I love telling patients the when things like radiation esophagitis is going to get better with time.
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