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no_hypocrisy

(46,028 posts) Fri Jan 13, 2012, 10:42 PM Jan 2012

My friend's mother was misdiagnosed by an oncologist.

He mistook aspergelosis/fungal disease for Stage IV melanoma in three organs, including the brain. My friend's mother was prescribed immediate radiation therapy (7 sessions) to her brain before she got her second opinion (with confirmation).

My question: what kind of temporary or permanent damage would seven sessions of radiation do to a 70 year old woman?

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Seven sessions? Not much, actually Warpy Jan 2012 #1

Warpy

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1. Seven sessions? Not much, actually

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 11:27 PM

Jan 2012

but she will likely have a sore throat and difference in taste for a little while. It is self limiting, even with a full course of radiation. If she's fair skinned, she might have what looks like a sunburn.

At least they caught it before she had the full course. There can be permanent damage after a full course of several weeks or radiation.

Had it been cancer, it would have been her best chance for additional time with her family.

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