preventing fibrosis

JuniperCat
JuniperCat Member Posts: 658
edited March 2016 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Can anyone please tell me what measures I can take to prevent radiation induced fibrosis? I am not reacting well so far to rads. Many thanks!!

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  • Bounce
    Bounce Member Posts: 574
    edited February 2016

    This is a really good question - one I have asked myself many times.

    Does anyone have any information?

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  • muska
    muska Member Posts: 1,195
    edited February 2016

    Are you asking about lung fibrosis? Have you asked your RO the same question?

    I don't think patient can prevent fibrosis but I am not a medical professional. Maybe the risk of fibrosis is higher with bigger rads doses or depends the target's location. But that's just guessing based on common sense.

    My RO told me - post factum - that they expect to see inflammation in the lungs after whole breast radiation. That inflammation usually goes away on its own. In my case, it showed on chest CT done five months after the completion of rads and it was gone on the follow up CT six months later. There were no symptoms, if it weren't for the CT scan I wouldn't have known.


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