A 39-year-old member asked:
Do doctors ever use radiation therapy to shrink benign tumors?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mitchell Kamravaanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Yes: Although radiation is most commonly used to treat cancer it is sometimes used to treat benign tumors such as acoustic neuromas, pituitary adenomas, and paragangliomas.
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Dr. Bahman Daneshfaranswered
Radiation Oncology 35 years experience
Yes: Benign rumors can grow and radiation can effect any growing tissue by its effect on dna.
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Dr. Gene Wonganswered
Radiation Oncology 43 years experience
Yes: There are benign tumors that can benefit from radiation. A few examples include meningioma of brain, benign pituitary tumor not operable or recurrence, arteriovenous malformation of blood vessels particularly in brain. Radiation can shrink these tumors to prevent further growth or local complications.
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Last updated Nov 26, 2018
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