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Radiotherapy Sideeffects
My relative had 30 cycle of Radiotherapy.
Post 10 cycles voice has become very low.
Its been 1month since completion of rafiotherapy but voice is still not normal.
Is this temporary or permanent?
Or is it because of hypothyroidism because of radiotherapy .
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Dr. Archana Prathipati
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16 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Need to know disease location stage and treatment details to comment up on..
When was the treatment completed..
How us the tumor niw..had it regressed ..
Could not say ..radiation induced hypothyroidism develops months and years to develop...
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Dr. Palaniappan Ramanathan
Surgical Oncologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
Radiotherapy to neck can cause hypothyroidism on long term. Sometimes nerve supply to voice box might be affected due to the disease (progression or responding by fibrosis). Radiotherapy dosage, technique and planning matters too. Usually it is temporary voice change.
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Luke warm saline gargles helps to improve voice. Better to consult an ENT specialist and also to do thyroid function test.
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