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Could cancer be Too Large to radiate?

Could cancer be Too Large to radiate?

I had a lumpectomy dx:DCIS, High NuclearNuclear ventriculography grade with necrosis and calcifications.  TumorAcoustic neuroma
Benign ear cyst or tumor
Bone tumor
Bone tumors
Brain tumor - adults
Brain tumor - children
Bronchial adenoma
Cancer
Ewing�s sarcoma
Fibroid tumors
Gestational trophoblastic disease was present in 4 out of 11 slides.  ER-/PR-.  5.5x5x1.6 cm
I then had a partialPartial (focal) seizure
Partial thromboplastin time (ptt)
Thyroid gland removal mastectomyMastectomy
Mastectomy - series the margins were clear 1.2 cm
I will now have 33 radiationCystitis - noninfectious
Radiation therapy treatments.  I was wondering if 5.5 x5cm was too large an area to radiate?  Do you think this was the right course of treatment considering the size/nuclearNuclear ventriculography grade/receptor -?
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