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About Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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Questions concerning Cancer, Oncology, radiation Therapy, Tumours, Chemotherapy, Cytotoxic Drugs, Hormonal Therapy, Radiation Protection.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions in these other categories: General History, Military History, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
 
   

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Topic: Oncology (General Cancer)



Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
Date: 7/17/2008
Subject: Whats the difference chemo and radiopherapy

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What reason would you get chemo over radiopherapy and vice versa. Is one for more serious cancers or just different attack methods used?

Answer
They are just different methods. Which one to use is based on experience from previous treatments of similar cases and how well that worked. In many cases they are even combined since that seems in these cases to give the best effects! However you are right in assuming that more serious cancers are indeed exposed to more aggressive treatment BUT previous experience MUST also have showed that it may work otherwise it would be useless!  

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