Is It Possible To Have Symptoms Of Rcc Again After Radiation Therapy?
patient has rcc stage four radiation with solumedrol he has now completed radiation for sic lesions he has been wheened off steroids . Symptoms are fatigue headache short term memory blood pressure is good. He is demonstrating symptoms just like he did before all this treatment. Is this to be expected? He was on 40mg bid then tapered off over two weeks. How should a patient be properly tapered?
For stage 4 RCC. the treatment is targeted therapy (a type of tablet therapy with few side effects, e.g. a drug by the name of sunitinib). If this is already on then fine, else meet your oncologist and start one. The symptoms related to the metastasis are treated by palliative radiotherapy but the symptoms can return since the disease is still active in the body. For, this you need to take symptomatic drug treatment. Pain killers for headache, multivitamins for the fatigue would be recommended.
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Is It Possible To Have Symptoms Of Rcc Again After Radiation Therapy?
For stage 4 RCC. the treatment is targeted therapy (a type of tablet therapy with few side effects, e.g. a drug by the name of sunitinib). If this is already on then fine, else meet your oncologist and start one. The symptoms related to the metastasis are treated by palliative radiotherapy but the symptoms can return since the disease is still active in the body. For, this you need to take symptomatic drug treatment. Pain killers for headache, multivitamins for the fatigue would be recommended.