Health & Fitness
Study: Colorectal Cancer Patients Could Skip Harsh Radiation Therapy
"I was going in for a procedure to look at my esophagus and my doctors said, 'Oh you are over 45, you should get your first colonoscopy."
April 4, 2024
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
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Radiation treatment has been part of standard treatment for many colorectal cancer patients. The pelvic radiation can instantly throw women into immediate menopause and can dramatically damage sexual function in both men and women.
Dr. Amy Lawson is keeping herself busy, with her knitting needles, and yarn. For the Bay Area pediatrician, it's not easy being a patient. She is getting her second round of chemotherapy to treat her colorectal cancer, which was discovered by accident.
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