Dr. Sri Sundararaman
Radiation Oncology
Hollywood, FL
30 years experience male
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Hollywood, FL
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Radiation Oncology
Languages spoken
English
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Many diseases: This antimetabolite has been used for >100yrs in treating benign & malignant conditions including sickle cell disease, essential thrombocytosis, p.... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes: You should expect no exposure risk from treatment machines. Radioactive sources and patients with implanted radiation are secured and protected from p... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Briefly: Will try to be general as body location, type of radiation, reason for treatment, etc play a sig role in answering your q.
Short term: inflammation w... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes: Some types of low grade tumors can shrink & grow. "growth" may mean sudden bleed in to tumor then it would feel swollen & possibly tender. If biopsied... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Briefly: To summarize, types of radiation: alpha, beta, gamma/xray, neutrons. Some are naturally occurring while others are produced in nuclear reactors (ir-19... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: That is usual exposure from a barium enema. Yes there be a calculable risk of causing cancer but very low & probably justifiable if indeed there was n... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Not necessarily: Tumor invasion into ribs or chest wall or tumor irritating the lung lining (pleura) can cause pain in the back or shoulder blade region.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes and depends: We are ensuring this isn't peritonitis with sig GI & swelling & pain issues. Nsaids help well and if narcotics were prescribed, in short-term, reduced... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: Will try to be general as body location, type of radiation, reason for treatment, etc play a sig role in answering your q.
Short term: inflammation w... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: Odds are a benign finding. Most important question is: did you have prior scan and was it compared? Ultrasound or MRI may be suggested but may not alw... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Briefly: Considered one of the largest organs of the body, skin cancer can be basal cell, squamous cell, melanoma, merkel cell or even rarer cell types. If you... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: If you mean tubular carcinoma in the breast, then we are taking about a probably better behaved cancer and can probably be treated with less (often no... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Not necessarily: We usually describe regular or irregular moles and also cancerous ones. Irregular or asymmetric moles usually can be bigger & raise more scrutiny when... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Rare disease: It can look bloody, clear or whitish much like many other conditions (infection, etc). Discharge by itself is not indication of cancer.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: Origin of cancer is very important. If skin, usually not unless large, ulcerated lesion. Depending on site, stage at presentation then plays a role. S... Read More
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Maybe: Kras mutation has predicted for lesser benefits from chemo and egfr inhibitors. There have been trials looking @ selumetinib, bortezomib, and other as... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Low but not 0: Most sig risk factor is smoking! younger patients may have non-tobacco related cancer and also are also treated with diff regimens. With any concern, ... Read More
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Not necessarily: If after thyroid removal for cancer, we try to set TSH levels by adjusting thyroid hormone supplementation, aiming for very low levels for intermediat... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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No: Not as only finding. Almost always we worry about infection 1st. Any inflammation along bladder, ureter, even kidney may be reason. Without clear expl... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: Tonsil, tongue, supraglottic larynx, larynx, pharyngeal wall, pyriform sinus, etc are all sites often bundled together unfortunately into "throat" can... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Yes and depends: We have never been able to prove that leaving breast cancer in place after chemo or hormone treatment alone with complete path response is safe. We co... Read More
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes: In fact using the immune system to fight cancer has had successes in renal cancer, melanoma, lung and prostate cancer with hopes for more to come. Has... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Follow established : Depends on smoking, infection, enviornment history & size of nodule. At ~1.2 cm, ct or pet-ct may be indicated in 3 mos. With hi suspicion and no prio... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Body location, type of radiation, + chemo all relevant.
During and wks after radiation one can have inflammation symptoms re: organs/tissues treated ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Recommendations are: Hpv vaccines are administered in a 3-dose sched. The 1st then 1-2 months later, the 2nd dose, then the 3rd 6 months after the first dose. Wait at lea... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: It helps if you have a tet booster within last 5 yrs. You should be given tet shot within 48 hrs with suspicious exposure. The clostridium bacterium c... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes and depends: Tonsil, tongue, supraglottic larynx, larynx, pharyngeal wall, pyriform sinus, etc are all sites often bundled together unfortunately into "throat" can... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Doubtful: Overeating any processed foods may cause short-term problems but we are hard pressed to associate cancer with it yet.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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No: In fact not usually. Psa so far has most data for screening for & evaluating prostate cancer. Other tumor markers are less reliable but can supplement... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Few common ones: Pain, elevated calcium with it's resultant problems, brittle bones in spine needing cementing to minimize chance of compression fracture.
Need to con... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: Odds are this is b9: sebaceous cyst, mastoiditis or swollen lymph node. Slow or imperceptible growth can occur with cancer. Pain doesn't always mean c... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
No: This x-ray is too limited. We have proven a ct of the chest is very helpful in screening for hi risk people though you don't fit age (55 to 74 who smo... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Yes it can but: Signs of increased intracranial pressure (icp) with dilated ventricles & even bone changes with chronicity, can be absent on ct early on. Suspicion & ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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No: We are often afraid to say "cure" and "remission" seems safer when describing the absence of signs & symptoms of cancer on eval, tests, etc during fol... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Depends: If we have found cancer in nodes from an unknown primary origin after exhaustive imaging & work-up, the pathology findings from the lymph node dissect... Read More
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Depends: Exact location of cancer oral vs. Base of tongue matters. Ent, sometimes oral surgeon, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, speech therapist, etc... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
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Depends: Based on size & location, radiotherapy (4-5.5 wks) or radiosurgery (1-5 treatments) may be appropriate especially in the absence of surgical options. ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes but rare: Cancer originating on finger may be related to skin, soft tissue, under nail (melanoma) or bone. Spread from cancer originating elsewhere can result i... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
No not usually: Usually these are findings due to prior swelling or infection in lungs; even based on where you grew up. We use stability on cts to confirm benign nat... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes-current norm: Temozolomide+rt is best current option for gr3 pts post-op. Options for recurrent disease (maybe used 1st on study) are based upon older data (pcv, ni... Read More
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Depends: Discuss with GI re: how thorough scope eval was. Ask if biopsied areas marked. Type of polyp (tubular, villous, sessile etc important predictors. May ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Needs more assessmen: Ultrasound of both testes should be considered. Note any trauma. Possibilities: swelling/infection of epididymis, bleeding, possible torsion of testis... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Hopefully: I would believe any oncologist would be ok being out of a job when cancers are preventable & curable.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
No: No worries of radiation exposure risk to others.
Be careful of tenderness or dermatitis in scalp & skin but touch & TLC is a far needed treatment t... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
No: If truly solitary and path shows changes like lichen planus, this is a benign entity. Biopsy or excision of entire lesion is often considered.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Not necessarily: We know most often we can identify a significant medical treatment, illness or psychosocial stressor as a trigger. Cancer is known to be a trigger but... Read More
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Only tissue biopsy: Sometimes infection can obscure findings and you may need antibiotic treatment for some time before repeat biopsy.
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Yes and depends: Always weigh benefit & potential change in treatment as a result of scan vs. Radiation risk of imaging. If it allows for no treatment or postpones nex... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Depends: Early stage - very curable. My opinion: definitely need to vaccinate boys & girls vs hpv early. Stage 0 thru iii curable with surgery and/or radiation... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Answer with: Pathology & flow cytometry & full history, physical & other pertinent tests based on clinical signs & symptoms.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Awards
Top Radiation Oncologist , Second Place, Florida - Summer
2013
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