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| 4/8/2010 | is radiation after lumpectomy a cumulative effect (amount of time)? My radiation oncologist says he is giving a slightly lower dose over 37 days so the breast won't be hurt. He did four days of just the tumor site in the middle of the therapy. | ||
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| 4/8/2010 | radiation effects are somewhat accumulative which is why women get fatigue toward the end of their 6 weeks of treatment. i have never heard of the protocol you are on however. request to be shown what standard of care this matches up to as it sounds unusual. L | ||
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