Sevondary Cancers
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Hi there!
Absolutely! I had Radiation Therapy (RT) for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, 2A, almost thirty five years ago. As a result of the RT, I have had rounds of skin cancer, breast cancer, and muscle atrophy in RT field followed by head drop. The term Radiation Fibrosis (RF) covers the conditions mentioned, although RF is a syndrome that covers a myriad of conditions that could appear within a RT field.
Hope this helps.
BellaD
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I’m wondering if the heavy doses of 3 types of chemo & 32 rounds of radiation my husband had 12 years ago for head and neck cancer caused his possible Lymphoma. We’re waiting on his diagnosis.
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Hi Bella,
I'm 43 years after my initial Hodgkin's Disease 3B diagnosis. I had both the linear accelerator and cobalt RT. I am dealing with head drop for 2-3 years now. I chalked it up to arthritis.
I did ask the latest Physiatrist whether there could be a connection with the RT and he said NO. Where did you hear that there is a cause/effect connection between RT and head drop? Thanks, Leslie
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