Radiation colitis
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radiation-colitis-168-16196401
title:
Radiation colitis
text:
Radiation colitis is injury to the colon caused by radiation therapy. It is usually associated with treatment for prostate cancer or cervical cancer. Common symptoms are diarrhea, a feeling of being unable to empty the bowel, gastrointestinal bleeding, and abdominal pain. If symptoms of radiation colitis onset within 60 days of exposure to radiation, it is referred to as acute; otherwise, it is classified as chronic. Acute radiation colitis may onset within a few hours of radiation exposure, and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_colitis
date created:
2005-12-10T23:44:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T02:57:28Z
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